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I really didn't like it.
I went because I love Meryl Streep, and yes, I love old ABBA songs, and though I boycotted the stage version, since the idea of other people singing ABBA songs seemed pointless, I trusted Meryl...
It's bad. It's acted as if it's a stage show- hammy, large gestures, no subtlety anywhere. The plot itself doesn't concern me; I wasn't expecting Eugene O'Neill, so the implausibility and humourous chronological inconsistencies didn't bother me. (Brosnan's character was into "flower power" when he was first dating Streep- wouldn't that make her daughter 40, not 20??)
Amanda Seyfried does the best of anyone, and I look forward to seeing her career grow. Mostly, though, my friend and I were astonished that the director didn't dub poor Pierce Brosnan's voice. It's so painfully bad! Like a drunk guy at closing time who starts singing the last song the DJ played before they turned off the music and turned up the lights. You don't go home with that guy, you laugh at him. Sadly, we laughed whenever Pierce sang.
All in all, there was some fun to be had, but not as much as I was hoping for.
