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A Truly Fun Film
PostedJuly 19, 2008
JJFinProvidence
from Providence, RI
This is a superior summer film that could easily stand on it's own any time of the year. If you're looking for intellectual depth, this mightn't be the film for you. IF you are looking for top rated actors who look like they thoroughly enjoyed working on this film and a film which makes you want to join the singing and dancing, this is it. Meryl Streep is beyond belief and this is her first opportunity to remind everyone of her singing ability in film since Postcards from the Edge. She is well matched in performance with her two best friends Juile Walters (Educating Rita, Mrs. Weasley in the Harry Potter films) and Christine Baranski (Katherine in The Birdcage and Mary Sunshine in Chicago). The men in the film, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan and Stellan Skarsgard, while vocally challenged when compared to the women, enjoy their roles immeasurably with Firth's "coming out" scene subdued but fun. Of the three, Skarsgard looks the least comfortable just letting go and geeting into it, though his character, Bill Anderson, is supposed to be the most spontaneous and adventurous of the three. I haven't enjoyed a summer film this much since the first "Pirates" film came out. Don't question or disdain the ABBA association if you are opposed to 70s pop. Just go and let yourself have a great time.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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