Mamma Mia: the movie

[Dorothy Wood]

OH. MY. GOD.

it's the single most embarrassing piece of film-making I've seen in my life. there were certain parts where I had to cover my eyes. at one point, I tried to take a nap, but there were so many shrill screeching voices on the screen, that it was impossible.

none of this means I didn't weep like a pussy at a couple of parts. I kind of had a crush on stellan skarsgard in this movie too, usually I think he's creepy. and I love colin firth no matter what. he's darling.

the editing was insane too, strange cuts, extreme close-ups, unnecessary slow mo. I said "what the?" more than once out loud. by the end I had the giggles so bad on account of all the anxiety built up from being so embarrassed for the actors. at the climax of the movie, there's a wet freeze frame kiss of the young couple...but colin firth is shirtless and prancing in the background, and I just lost it. tears were streaming down my face, and I laughed all the way through the denouement (which was not meant to be funny).


anyway, because of that, I had a great time.

it's a terrible painful movie otherwise.

3/10