Unsung ABBA
If you go see Mama Mia! Here We Go Again this weekend, you’re sure to turn to your date and say, “Um. Is this an ABBA song?”
Yep. All the songs you never heard of because ― let’s face it, they can’t all be gems.
The film is mostly a flashback to 1979, the year Donna Sheridan, played by Lily James, found her man (well, men). That was also the year, apparently, that there wasn’t a condom to be had in the Greek islands.
The rest of the story you know. So, let’s dive over that plot line and get to the rest of the film.
Spoiler alert.
Donna is dead. Why? Because Meryl Streep was overbooked playing another frumpy, middle-aged woman in a man’s world, beating all the odds and doing it with a Dutch accent.
(Side note to Meryl here. Meryl. I love you honey, but maybe give the highbrow roles a break and do something fun. Live a little. Let yourself go. How about you play a witch in Hocus Pocus 2)
Now, back to dead Donna.
Everybody is sad most of the movie. It’s pretty much a downer except for two things: The Dancing Queen number and Cher.
It really is a pity they put her in at the end of the movie. Her first song brings the house down.
Oh, and there’s one more thing the director got right with this film. They didn’t let Pierce Brosnan sing. Sweet baby Jesus. If sandpaper could rub itself and sing off key, it'd sound like Julio Iglesias compared to that man.
If you’re an ABBA fan, then by all means go see this film. If you’re not, might I suggest you see the Onion’s YouTube video on this movie. It’ll shame you into the theaters.
Ciao Bella!
Yep. All the songs you never heard of because ― let’s face it, they can’t all be gems.
The film is mostly a flashback to 1979, the year Donna Sheridan, played by Lily James, found her man (well, men). That was also the year, apparently, that there wasn’t a condom to be had in the Greek islands.
The rest of the story you know. So, let’s dive over that plot line and get to the rest of the film.
Spoiler alert.
Donna is dead. Why? Because Meryl Streep was overbooked playing another frumpy, middle-aged woman in a man’s world, beating all the odds and doing it with a Dutch accent.
(Side note to Meryl here. Meryl. I love you honey, but maybe give the highbrow roles a break and do something fun. Live a little. Let yourself go. How about you play a witch in Hocus Pocus 2)
Now, back to dead Donna.
Everybody is sad most of the movie. It’s pretty much a downer except for two things: The Dancing Queen number and Cher.
It really is a pity they put her in at the end of the movie. Her first song brings the house down.
Oh, and there’s one more thing the director got right with this film. They didn’t let Pierce Brosnan sing. Sweet baby Jesus. If sandpaper could rub itself and sing off key, it'd sound like Julio Iglesias compared to that man.
If you’re an ABBA fan, then by all means go see this film. If you’re not, might I suggest you see the Onion’s YouTube video on this movie. It’ll shame you into the theaters.
Ciao Bella!
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