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(1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 61% Fresh Page   1   "Amanda Seyfried wows us with her lovely voice, and Meryl Streep belts out showstoppers as if she were born to be a musical star."   ReelTalk Movie Reviews   Betty Jo Tucker 3/5 "flash-foiled by motion picture incompetence"   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron 8/10 "Even were it not the title of one of ABBA's most beloved songs, this might just be the most aptly-titled movie of the year.Because my Mom is gonna loooooooove it."   AfterElton.com   Brian Juergens A- "Watching the film rear back and launch constant fireworks of joy is a wonderful thing to behold, positioning itself as an ideal summer diversion to counteract all the cartoons and superheroes...a heavy dose of syrup, but it stomps proudly and effectively."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf B+ "Once it gets past its high-pitched squeals of estrogen-fueled excitement in the opening sequences, director Phyllida Lloyd's screen adaptation of the popular Broadway play based on Abba songs, settles into a harmonically pleasing comedy set amid the extra"   ColeSmithey.com   Cole Smithey 4/10 "Meryl Streep scampers and writhes with something like abandon in her tomboyish overalls, her glowing tan and perfectly arranged "wild" blond hair indicating Donna's stanch independence."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 1/4 "This film version of Mamma Mia! is such a full-scale disaster in every way that it's hard to know what has held theatergoers' attention for so long."   Slant Magazine   Dan Callahan 1/5 "It's My Two Dads set to crappy Swedish music."   eFilmCritic.com   David Cornelius A "It's ok. Drop your troubles at the door and dance along. After all, it's ABBA. Who can resist?"   EDGE Boston   David Foucher B- "Goofy fun."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2.5/4 "There is a fine line between something that is so bad it's good, and something that's genuinely good, and Mamma Mia! straddles it throughout."   TheMovieBoy.com   Dustin Putman D "Many lighthearted musicals have frilly plots, but the story cobbled together for Mamma Mia! is particularly superficial and imbecilic."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 2/4 "We're literally left in the cold with many questions raised that are ignored undermining the entire premise and the reason why we came to watch..."   Cinema Crazed   Felix Vasquez Jr. D- "Yuck!...the very model of the modern musical comedy--there's absolutely nothing original in it...[and] it looks awful."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3.5/5 "A playful and light-hearted screen version of the popular Broadway musical which is carried by the snappy and happy songs of Abba."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "Mamma Mia! delivers exactly what one can reasonably expect from it. It's a faithful adaptation of the stage play of the same name but, more importantly, it's a repository for ABBA songs."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 3/4 "Campy theatrics and Busby Berkeley choreography set on a ridiculously breathtaking island paradise -- what's not to love?"   Palo Alto Weekly   Jeanne Aufmuth 6/10 "Mostly successful [in creating fun], but along the way its strengths struggled mightily against its weaknesses."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 60/100 "It's the very vague nature of these pop songs that universalizes them and makes them worth celebrating in this fashion."   MovieMartyr.com   Jeremy Heilman 2/5 "Haritomeno kai akros diaskedastiko panigyri elahistopoiimenis kinimatografikotitas, me aboli skinothesia periorismenis horografikis kai allis dimioyrgikotitas, se koyrastika kleisto optiko pedio (logiko, gia na pantreyontai to miso stoyntiako plastiko yli"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 4.5/5 "Moving and fun and scenic and ecstatic, and we cried too. I hope you take a chance take a take a chance chance on Mamma Mia even if you think you won't like it."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery B- "This film is made for fans of the show - and fans of ABBA, I suppose. It's a chick flick in many ways - from the romance to the show tunes."   Film School Rejects   Kevin Carr C+ "Stage director Phyllida Lloyd should kneel and kiss the feet of her cast who persist in entertaining us despite every roadblock she throws in their way."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford "[N]one of the nonsensicalness would matter if the movie would let me get caught up in it, but that hardly happened, much as I wished it would..."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 3/4 "I tapped my foot, I smiled, and I found myself undeniably amused. If that's the kind of experience you're looking for, and if you dig ABBA, this crazy, sloppy, mixed-up movie might just be for you."   Aisle Seat   Mike McGranaghan B+ "The movie version of the musical has been released or rather unleashed, powerful enough to make the most hard-hearted indie rock absolutist clap along."   Beliefnet   Nell Minow 2/5 "Mamma Mia! Um clássico que surge? / Não, não! E viva Moulin Rouge!"   Cinema em Cena   Pablo Villaca 1/5 "The best things about the film are that the ingenue is a babe, it is 30 minutes than "Sex and the City" and no one sings "Fernando." Of course, I could say the same things about "Wanted" and that film at least had better choreography."   eFilmCritic.com   Peter Sobczynski 1.5/5 "A dinky, dreary lump that is too lazy to offend the intellect and too uninspired to cause even a cackle of audience derision."   Film Threat   Phil Hall 4/5 "This film is so sunny that it should crack through any cynicism. Of course, it helps to have an A-list cast singing their hearts out."   Shadows on the Wall   Rich Cline C+ "There is a whole lot of screaming, giggling and squealing in this film, and that's just the men. Seriously, this is a chick flick."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten "When Brosnan opens his mouth, the wrong sounds come out. And yet they're among the few things in Mamma Mia! that feel anything close to right."   Salon.com   Stephanie Zacharek 8/10 "Uplifting, finger-snapping, energetic fun - meaning "Money, Money, Money" at the box-office."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 4/10 "There might not be anything as utterly dispiriting as watching people pretending to have fun, and that is quite literally the only card the movie has to play."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf 1.5/5 Read review   Q Network Film Desk   James Kendrick  (1 - 36) of 36 OFCS Rating: 61% Fresh Page   1