Was fabulous.

It was soooo damn campy and cheesy, but if you're gonna do a musical, you gotta go all out, because if you half-ass it or try to actually take yourself too seriously it never works.



This was pure popmusicalfluff and I loved it.

Besides sitting in a theater filled with the sounds of ABBA (or A*Teens, for the younger crowd who might appreciate the same songs, lol) my other favorite part was of course....Miss Meryl Streep.

I fell even more in love with her for doing a musical. Especially one like this where you can tell all these veteran actors are just about having a laugh and enjoying themselves for a change.



Before I even got to the theater, she was on "the View" that morning, and Barbara Walters was asking her ridiculous questions about her age, and how in the world she was able to jump around on the bed (seriously Babs...she's not like...your age). And Meryl responded by saying that of course she did the jumping herself, saying they wouldn't have been able to afford a wire stunt team or anything on their budget...which was

"nowhere near the budget for Batman, Spiderman, or ANY Man film".

I love this woman.

I already knew she could sing (Prairie Home Companion, The Deer Hunter) but damn woman, those opera lessons as a child weren't for nothing. Her big diva number before the wedding killed.



Plus, not only was she singing, but dancing?! And in a fun -definitely not taking herself too seriously way.

I just enjoyed watching it. And the soundtrack is so damn addicting.

The only thing I would have liked changed would be another actor replacing Pierce Brosnan's part. There was just something too laughable when he sang. Either his facial expressions, or the fact that he you know...can't...really sing.



The credit sequence is the best. Meryl asks the camera slash us, the audience, if we want some more. Of course, I yelled "Yeaaaahhhhh!" in response, for myself and everyone else in the theater. I apparently could never get enough of the shiny glittery outfits, and silly choreography--speaking of which---I could have sworn that Toni Basil choreographed this thing, but alas, when the actual credits rolled up, her name was nowhere to be found.

Besides the Pierce Brosnan bit, the only other thing I was slightly dissapointed in was the fact that no one was dancing in the isles. I know this is common reaction during the broadway/west-end/theatre performancs, and I was kinda hoping it would translate to the the movie audiences as well. However, it was probably best that it didn't, because with my ankle injury I only would have been jealous, and tried to get up and dance too, and ultimately hurt myself more.

I might buy this one on dvd when it finally comes out. I already downloaded the soundtrack, and I'm sure I'll be listening to it all week.

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