Thank you for the music
Sarah Standing 2:57pm
There's no denying we are heading into a major recession. The newspapers are full of doom and gloom, inflation rates are sky-high, there's an epidemic of knife crime, global warming weather seems to have totally bypassed England and yet everyone I met this weekend who'd been to see Abba's Mamma Mia was grinning from ear to ear and in an exceptionally good mood. Having seen the movie myself (twice in the last 48 hours) I can see why. This is a film that doesn't promise to deliver anything other than two hours of undiluted, infectious, joyous escapism. It's not champagne for the brain but it's definitely a serotonin-charged bit of much-needed hope for the heart.
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Craig Strachan
July 14th, 2008 4:09pm Report this commentCan't wait to see it!
mckenzie
July 14th, 2008 5:30pm Report this commentCan't wait to see it either!
But I feel the need to add to your list of failings the poor kids who have had their SATS results lost in the post, or left out in the pissing rain for a week etc.
Travis Bickle
July 14th, 2008 5:34pm Report this commentAbsolutely splendid fare, even if Piers Brosnan singing is rather an acquired taste. Meryl Streep surprisingly good however.
Inuit Nell, sister of Effie
July 14th, 2008 6:25pm Report this commentI'd right like musicals me but why does some bugger have to sing every five minutes?
Eh?
Mark
July 15th, 2008 8:43am Report this commentWe keep hearing that there is an epidemic of knife crime, but this has the flavour of the media trying to out-do each other for the latest bit of zeitgeist - in much the same way that paedophilia was a few years ago.
' According to the British Crime Survey (BCS), overall violent crime has decreased by 41% since a peak in 1995.
Knives are used in about 8% of violent incidents, according to the BCS, a level that has largely remained the same during the past decade.
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Source: http://tinyurl.com/knifecrime
Whilst admitting that knife crime is bad and wrong, it does also feel over-stated, especially with the politicians doing their best to appear to be 'tough'.
Ian C
July 15th, 2008 12:06pm Report this commentAll other reviews I've read say it is a pathetic waste of time and money. Go on, waste your day!
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