Five years after the events of Mamma Mia! (2008), Sophie prepares for the grand reopening of the Hotel Bella Donna as she learns more about her mother's past.
Co-writer/Director: Ol Parker
Stars: Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Christine Baranski, Cher, Andy Garcia.
Lucy Bardrick ... assistant choreographer
Nichola Treherne ... associate choreographer
Anthony Van Laast ... choreographer
21 songs in the Soundtracks, all Written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and sometimes Stig Anderson.
Prior: Mamma Mia! (2008), 6+; note they're a decade apart.
Both a prequel and a sequel, plus some fantasy. All the original cast are here, plus a parallel cast for the prequel, and 2 new characters in the present. Lots of singing, with ensemble dancing that's cute. Not a lot of depth, but who cares.
Unbelievable how good Cher (b. '46) looks. Bizarre that the song Fernando has AG (b. '56) mention the year '59 as though that's when they had their past romance. Neither was old enough.
Yes, MS (b. '49) sings again.
Other than a film where they each had cameos as themselves (Stuck on You (2003)), the only other time Cher & MS appear together is Silkwood (1983). Bizarre that Cher is playing MS' mother.
BD is ridiculously overloaded with extras, including 2 c,tracks. I quit the writer/dir track halfway through; he was just praising everything he saw. He did admit that AG was only in the film to enable the use of one more Abba song. I didn't get through the producer's c.track either, but it seemed more interesting. Next time maybe skip the other featurettes and go for her c.track.
BD is ridiculously overloaded with extras, including 2 c,tracks. I quit the writer/dir track halfway through; he was just praising everything he saw. He did admit that AG was only in the film to enable the use of one more Abba song. I didn't get through the producer's c.track either, but it seemed more interesting. Next time maybe skip the other featurettes and go for her c.track.
Rated 6.8 (54,231)
Universal & more, dir. Parker; 6
