Ok. I have never seen the stage version of this movie, so I have nothing to compare it to. But I did enjoy it. It was fun to watch and the setting of the movie is amazing. I absolutely love the Greek Islands. If you hate musicals, you will not enjoy this movie. I found it very entertaining. Not too deep, just a fun movie to watch for a couple of hours. The only painful part of the movie is Pierce Brosnan's singing. It was so bad!
In the end, a movie with Meryl Streep is going to be watchable because she is so fantastic.