Silly Mom Thoughts

Mama Mia, here I go again, disliking popular culture!

I put Mama Mia the movie on my Christmas list for a couple of reasons:

1. I’m a sucker for musicals
2. I love Meryl Streep and Amanda Seyfried (plus Pierce Brosnan is some yummy eye candy)

Turk, being the wonderful man he is, not only gave me the movie for Christmas, but also offered to watch it with me. That is a huge deal, because this man hates, and I mean hates musicals. Tonight, we hunkered down with Raisinettes (his) and orange chocolate wedges (mine) and sat through the entire movie.

At first, it took me a while to get into the musical nature of Mama Mia the movie. I love musicals, and I realize that at times they can be a tad cheesy, but this one seemed to go over-the-top cheesy in places. I don’t know if it was the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants feel to it, or the backup choir of village residents that seemed to pop out of nowhere that bugged me. Still, I held out hope that it would get better.

I expected Phantom of the Opera. I expected Rent. I did not expect crappy singing and a weak plot. Dang.

I can overlook the plot, for the most part. But the singing is what did me in. If it weren’t for Amanda Seyfried’s stunning voice, I would have turned it off at the first song. There were a couple of numbers in the Mama Mia movie I enjoyed that didn’t include Amanda Seyfried. Some of the harmonies with Meryl Streep, Christine Baranski, and Julie Walters were amazing and fun.

The worst part of the entire movie was when the men sang. Specifically, Pierce Brosnan. As if it were a horror movie unfolding before our eyes, every time the music twinkled in the background, Turk and I cringed and yelled at the TV screen, “No Pierce! Don’t do it! Keep your mouth closed!” Unfortunately, Pierce Brosnan didn’t listen. He belted out his songs and I died a little with each note. It’s a good thing Pierce Brosnan is so pretty, because otherwise I would’ve felt even more shafted by wasting my time on this movie.

Oh Pierce Brosnan, why’d you have to go and sing all those songs? Couldn’t you just whisper them, or even simply remain the strong silent type throughout the movie?

Despite the fact that I was thoroughly unimpressed with Mama Mia the movie, I have a hunch that I will be downloading some of the songs off the soundtrack, being sure to skip over Pierce Brosnan’s ditties. I thought Honey, Honey by Amanda Seyfried was cute, Mama Mia by Meryl Streep was a good toe tapper, and Lay All Your Love on Me by Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried totally sexy and fun. I even enjoyed Super Trouper by Meryl Streep and her homegirls.

I understand the appeal behind this movie, but for me it was a dud. Darn you Pierce Brosnan, darn you! *Shakes Fist*

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