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MayabarrettJul 27, 2018

The Vocals weren't strong in the movie, and the storyline didn't make sense. If you compare the "Past Tense" actors to the real characters they don't look the same at all, and the show haven't done nothing to make them look as they wereThe Vocals weren't strong in the movie, and the storyline didn't make sense. If you compare the "Past Tense" actors to the real characters they don't look the same at all, and the show haven't done nothing to make them look as they were described in Mamma Mia "1". Overall it just seemed sloppy and weird to me, and it's a shame to the real Mamma Mia. Only positive is that all the old actors were there. (Too obviously only made for money)… Expand

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JNOTRJul 27, 2018

The movie of 2008 fascinated me, the songs, the landscapes, the choreography, the plot and everything to make it a totally enjoyable movie. I did not feel the same here, I think that if Meryl loses a bit of that energy and Lily James, howeverThe movie of 2008 fascinated me, the songs, the landscapes, the choreography, the plot and everything to make it a totally enjoyable movie. I did not feel the same here, I think that if Meryl loses a bit of that energy and Lily James, however charismatic, is not enough. There are few new songs (mostly forgettable) and the previously used songs are widely used. The trailer already shows you everything that happens and there is no surprise. Cher brings absolutely nothing and appears in the last 5 minutes. Donna's relationship with the 3 men seemed very forced and rushed. I did not like. I expected much more.… Expand

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ProteusJul 29, 2018

Challenge: watch the whole movie without covering your eyes or plugging your ears and not vomit. You cannot do it. Never been done. Never will. Donald Trump will be humble before that happens.

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LouisBaconAug 10, 2018

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Choreography is extremely lame (sometimes it's just some "waving" and that's for like 3 of the songs), especially during the Waterloo segment, where they all look like a high school theater musical gone wrong. Songs are just re-hashed from the original, with nothing different to make it watchable. Actors are flat-out incompetent, especially the younger ones and Cher (give her the Razzie already). Script is... well, there isn't one. It adds NOTHING new to the original story. We still have no idea who the father is and no new information that could make this go forward in any kind of way. Streep is in this as a freakin' GHOST for the very last musical number. There is NO reason for this to suck as much as it did. I expected average, at the very least boring. But this is an insult to ANYONE, even fans of the original will be pissed by how this brings NOTHING new and barely makes any sense.

Avoid this movie. Re-watch the original, but please do not give this movie any credit for doing anything.… Expand

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NightReviewsOct 30, 2018

So…here we go again!

After nearly ten years since the original Mamma Mia, the hit Broadway musical and box office hit film (generating over $600 million at the world wide box office), returns for another dose of ABBA inspired music andSo…here we go again!

After nearly ten years since the original Mamma Mia, the hit Broadway musical and box office hit film (generating over $600 million at the world wide box office), returns for another dose of ABBA inspired music and sing-alongs that fun for the whole…rather female family.

Acting as both a sequel and prequel, Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again continues from the first film, showing us just how Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) plans to re-open Hotel Bella Donna in the beautiful Greek Islands while being pregnant. With the help of only one of her three fathers Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Sophie does everything in her power to give the best grand opening party ever. Yet, for the first time in all her life, she has never felt closer to her mother Donna (Meryl Streep).

While Here We Go Again is such as silly and absurd as its predecessor, the truly best parts of the sequel, aren’t the sequel aspects at all, but the prequel aspects. The majority of Here We Go Again. showcases a young Donna (Lily James) and how she came about to Greece and how she came to meet (and fall in love) with the three influential men in her life, including a young Harry (Hugh Skinner), an young Bill (Josh Dylan) and a young Sam (Jeremy Irvine).

While Here We Go Again is surely meant to be Sophie’s story, especially given Sophie’s pregnancy with Sky’s (Dominic Cooper) baby, the move never quite allows Sophie to being the star. Always in the shadow of her mother and what an amazing woman and presence she was, both in a narrative sense and reality sense, Seyfried’s Sophie is constantly overshadowed by both Meryl Streep’s Donna, and now, Lily James’ Donna. Both Donna’s are shining examples of just how exuberant, vibrant and lively Donna really is; a soul who leaves her friends on a whim, travels the world with no regrets, and gets into bed with any cute man that puts in any effort to sweep her off her feet. Whoops!

Its in Here We Go Again where the audience can truly appreciate the amazing absence of the amazing Meryl Streep and her interpretation of Donna, and James is more than up to the task and does an incredible job of brining to life a beloved character.

One of the more disappointing features of Here We Go Again is the void of Streep on-screen. While much of the marketing and promotional advertising promises Streep in the newest film, her return is not for quite long, and overshadowed greatly by her mother, Ruby, played by the queen of glam and glory, Cher. While the queen of disco only shows up very late in the film, she does what Cher does best, providing the film with its fair share of sass, attitude and divine diva-ness that capsules the film into queen like status, yas!

While Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again isn’t the most spectacular musical you’ll watch, especially after such genre-defining work on La La Land, you can sure bet that this latest instalment of the popular ABBA pop group’s discography, will one a huge hit amongst women, mothers and inspire an onslaught of mother/daughter dates for the remainder of summer 2018.… Expand

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LykonJul 29, 2018

If want to see what the women's movement want of straight men see this . Patronising references of all the various minority groups. They even had a wheelchair user in one dance scene which in itself is fine of course, but by that time youIf want to see what the women's movement want of straight men see this . Patronising references of all the various minority groups. They even had a wheelchair user in one dance scene which in itself is fine of course, but by that time you realise this is spoon fed PC token inclusion . weak soy boys and weak singing. Chers entrance is noteworthy.… Expand

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dimvaxJul 22, 2018

Low budget found a cheap place in Croatia pretending it is in Greece.
Nothing compares the first film that i loved so much,,,so disapointing
very few new songs and veru poor replica of the lovely Greek scenes

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warrenbacorroJul 21, 2018

Rated E. Highly emetogenic. Sickeningly saccharine. Sent me to diabetic ketoacidosis.

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EludiumQ36Oct 18, 2018

I wanted to like this, I really did. I love ABBA music and I'm a dude. But seriously, I could not stomach 20-mins of this female fantasy musical. It gets a "3" rating from me because the production values and casting (well, sort of) were topI wanted to like this, I really did. I love ABBA music and I'm a dude. But seriously, I could not stomach 20-mins of this female fantasy musical. It gets a "3" rating from me because the production values and casting (well, sort of) were top notch, it's gorgeous to behold but ugh, the plot, the painful singing, the unrealistic situations, just tortuous, sorry, but I did try.… Expand

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lumihasatinyppJul 31, 2018

This movie is extremely cheesy, to the point where lumi likes it and she has a tiny pp.

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RatercricticAug 9, 2018

The movie I felt was disappointing with a bad plot ruining a movie that could have had potential fails the expectations focusing on the music to make you think it was good, to experience how much the movie offers buy the soundtrack.

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amheretojudgeJul 20, 2018

a brimful of nothing..

Mamma! Mia Here We Go Again 1 And A Half Out Of 5 Mamma! Mia Here We Go Again is a commercial plot driven musical sequel that depicts the past of the protagonist Donna which was kept hidden under the shadow in thea brimful of nothing..

Mamma! Mia Here We Go Again

1 And A Half Out Of 5

Mamma! Mia Here We Go Again is a commercial plot driven musical sequel that depicts the past of the protagonist Donna which was kept hidden under the shadow in the first installment. It is certainly better than the first one; the reason to that is the sincerity that may not breed the essential crisp out of it but appropriately respects the tenderness of it, but unfortunately that's not saying a lot. It is rich on technical aspects like its up-beating and far better songs, decent background score and breezy costume design and on the other hand fails completely on choreography (which is disappointing considering the genre of the feature), cinematography and editing. Few songs and alluring visuals and locations are the only high points of the feature. The script is blunt, naive, cheesy and immature at times that follows an indefinite structure that collapses before it even builds itself up. The overstuffed characters with their textbook sub-plot, is one of the dullest recipe in this mishap of misconception. The screenplay by Ol Parker is raw and under-cooked to create any impact on its self-created and pretentious emotions. And whilst Parker fails on offering an appropriate trajectory to its characters, it decently holds on to its role on executing the sequence with conviction. The performance is something that itches down the throat throughout the course of it since the cast seem to have been enjoying too much to persuade the audience for a second look. Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is more of a question than an answer to its predecessor as it's a brimful of nothing, where after the dust settles, there is still not a single piece of craft to explore in it for it takes place to create a satisfying closure for the makers and not the viewers.… Expand

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MrMovieBuffSep 17, 2018

'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' reminds us many times why the first movie didn't work. Despite the fact that the songs (from ABBA) are better incorporated to the film's story, ironically, the best parts of the film is where the character's'Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again' reminds us many times why the first movie didn't work. Despite the fact that the songs (from ABBA) are better incorporated to the film's story, ironically, the best parts of the film is where the character's don't sing. We see that Sophie (a plucky Amanda Seyfried) is trying to open up a hotel in honor of her mother's memory. Slight spoiler alert (even though it is very early in the film), but yes, Donna (Meryl Streep) has passed away. We're never given an explanation as to how she died, just that, she is no longer with our main characters, and that's a way to kick-start the movie's plot. We do get constant flashbacks to Donna's younger days (where she is played by a likeable Lily James), and how she traveled across different islands and met many handsome men who she spends some romantic times with. The singing done by James, as well as her on-screen male love interests, is done well, and as I said above, the songs are better incorporated to the film's story... but I found myself more invested when they would just sit an talk. I know that might be a bore for some, but I felt that the characters were really progressing just through dialogue alone. The movie constantly cuts back and forth between past and present, developing Donna's character even more, and how she met her three exes. Unfortunately, this made me feel that the overall storytelling of the film was very uneven. Time and time again, we're being forced to get emotionally invested in these two different timelines, when they're cutting back and forth to different situations, so there is no time to care. I found myself getting utterly frustrated with the bland archetype character that Andy Garcia was playing. What's the purpose of his role? Just to be utterly handsome and flirt with Donna's two best friends, that's it. All in all, this maybe a "feel-good" film, but I found myself feeling the exact opposite. A waste of emotional investment despite some strong work from a talented cast.… Expand

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ElthorDec 17, 2018

This sequel/prequel/disaster contains some recycled songs (performed better this time) mixed in with deeper ABBA cuts. Unfortunately, that's the only reason to watch this film.

Better singers were brought on board but again we're forced toThis sequel/prequel/disaster contains some recycled songs (performed better this time) mixed in with deeper ABBA cuts. Unfortunately, that's the only reason to watch this film.

Better singers were brought on board but again we're forced to listen to the first movie's cast attempt (and fail) to sing.

Many story points of the first film are retconned. There are plot turns that don't even make sense. This appears to have been done to shoehorn in some of the songs and get the "feels" desired by the writers.

Do not attempt to make this movie fit in with the first. Do not attempt to think about the movie very hard.

I cannot believe it took three writers to turn out this inconsistent mess of a film.… Expand

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