Originally posted July 1, 2022
Fromage. Queso. Formaggio. Cheese. No matter what language or culture, cheese is a comfort food that is immensely enjoyable, but too much of it can become difficult to digest. Cheese is best served in small portions. Mama Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) is simply a cheese-tastic morsel!
This movie is two stories in one and pure escapism. It picks up 10 years after the original Mama Mia, while also going back in time to provide more detail about Donna Sheridan (played in the original film by Meryl Streep, but in these flashback sequences by Lily James). In the present, Donna’s daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is opening up the hotel Donna always wanted to open. In the past sequences, we learn how Donna ended up in Greece and how she met each of the three men who may be Sophie’s father.
The original film is based on the jukebox musical that incorporates the hits of the 1970s popular Swedish band, ABBA. This sequel incorporates more songs from ABBA’s rich catalog and builds the stories around them. As the film opens, it seems that the main course might be cheese balls, but once the mood is set and the story unfolds it becomes an enjoyable gouda. And the final scene in the hilltop church between Streep and Seyfried is a rich and elegant brie! The film concludes like the original, with all the cast singing and taking bows… leaving you fulfilled and upbeat with the earworms of the ABBA buffet you just participated in.
Pierce Brosnan still can’t sing, bless his heart for trying, but fortunately, in this sequel, his attempt to do so is very quick. This small moment of discomfort is canceled out by the fact that the iconic Cher (as Donna’s mother) gets to belt out two ABBA classics! It’s not quite as cohesive as the original, but the cast and songs still provide a nice cheesy little getaway.
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