I don't know what film many of the reviewers saw but it wasn't the same one I saw. This is just a plain fun movie--I saw the musical a few years ago on stage and the movie preserves the songs but adds so much more with the beautiful Greek Island scenario. The bougainvillea canopy at the wedding reception alone is worth the price of admission! Sure Pierce Brosnan can't sing but he IS a good Sam and Meryl Streep CAN sing--and Christine Baranski is amazingly limber for a 56-year old! And the chorus of Greeks is just wonderful, especially in the scene where all the women abandon their chores to sing with Meryl Streep.