Took my mom to see this movie. We both laughed until we cried. Pierce can't sing but it just added to the hilarity of the movie for us. We did not go in with high expectations and were able to sit back and enjoy. Meryl Streep made me want to smile with her. So she is not the best singer. She was fun in the movie. Julie Waters really made the movie. She knit the the characters together in fun so that any bad acting or singing just played off as added laughs. I intend to buy the DVD when it comes out. I will watch it again and again and laugh every time.