Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again Review

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again was a fun summer musical. This movie is about Sophie who finds out more about her mother's past while also dealing with her own pregnancy. Lily James gives an incredible performance in this movie. She is extremely likable and funny and handles emotional moments with ease. She is also a fantastic singer and does an excellent job in the musical numbers. Jeremy Irvine, Hugh Skinner, and Josh Dylan all do a fantastic job playing their characters and have a great chemistry with Lily James. Amanda Seyfried gives a great performance and does a good job with her big musical numbers. Pierce Bronson, Stellen Skarsgard, and Colin Firth all give excellent performances as Sophie’s dads. Christine Baranski and Julie Walters are a lot of fun in smaller roles. Cher, however, I was not a fan of in this movie. Her character is forced into the movie and I did not like her big musical number. As for this musical numbers themselves, most of them are fantastic with great singing and excellent choreography. Director Ol Parker did a fantastic job with such a large ensemble. The script is filled with likable characters and never spends too long without a musical number. The cinematography is great and the locations look stunning. At 120 minutes the movie moves at a good pace, but stalls a bit toward the finale. As for other flaws the present day scenes are good, but I was far more invested in the flashback story. Overall Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is a fun summer movie for musical fans.

7.5/10