Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
For Mamma Mia! fans, Here We Go Again! offers a jubilant return to the unapologetically silly world of the original ABBA stage musical-turned movie.
TheMamma Mia!film sequelMamma Mia ! Here We Go Againrecaptures much of its predecessor ’s adorkable charm , despite having taken a decade to amount together . While it ’s no surprisal that a secondMamma Mia!film ultimately got made ( the first one grossed $ 616 million worldwide , after all ) , what is unexpected in its strain . Taking a leaf fromThe Godfather : Part II ’s book of all sources , Here We Go Again!presents two parallel stories : one that ’s set in 1979 and follows co - protagonist Donna as a young charwoman , the other set five year after the firstMamma Mia!and centered on Donna ’s now 25 - year old girl , Sophie . By and magnanimous , however , this approach works . ForMamma Mia!fans , Here We Go Again!offers a jubilant return to the unapologetically silly world of the original ABBA point musical - turned moving picture .
In the flick ’s present timeline , Sophie ( Amanda Seyfried ) is preparing to re - open her female parent ’s villa on the Greek island of Kalokairi , a year after Donna ( Meryl Streep ) passed away . However , Sophie ’s desire to ride out on the island creates tension between her and her husband Sky ( Dominic Cooper ) , who is far from sell on the thought . When a tempest menace to jump her program completely , Sophie sputter to not give up , even with sustenance from her mom ’s old pals Rosie ( Julie Walters ) and Tanya ( Christine Baranski ) , and one of her three papa , Sam ( Pierce Brosnan ) .
Meanwhile , back in the ' 70s , youthful Donna ( Lily James ) is fresh out of schooling and quick for an adventure , as are her protagonist and fellow members of The Dynamos , Rosie ( Alexa Davies ) and Tanya ( Jessica Keenan Wynn ) . Donna thus decides to put out a journey to Greece - one that lead her to a ramshackle villa , which she mold a connection to and envisions as being something more . Along the way , however , Donna also spoil paths with three young man who are inextricably linked to her fate : Harry ( Hugh Skinner ) , Bill ( Josh Dylan ) , and Sam ( Jeremy Irvine ) .
Directed by Ol Parker ( Imagine Me & You),Here We Go Againis a nickelodeon musical in the same vein as the firstMamma Mia ! , and carry over some of that film ’s more democratic ABBA songs ( like " Dancing Queen " and , course , " Mamma Mia " ) . Thankfully , the vast majority of the sequel ’s musical numbers game are based on ABBA melody that were n’t have in its forerunner and give rise to some creatively - staged vocal and dance sequences , under Parker ’s supervision . Here We Go Again ’s effective melodious hardening pieces ( like " One of Us " and " Waterloo " ) similarly benefit from the cinematography by Wes Anderson ’s frequent collaborator Robert D. Yeoman , who shoot everything in a blank way and string from a bright color palette to keep the proceeding feel bubbly and chipper . Though sure melodious turn are noticeably better in their carrying out and camerawork than others , theMamma Mia!sequel mostly delivers the good , as far as musical spectacle is concerned .
However , as one might bear , the actual history here - which Parker shares credit for penning with Richard Curtis ( About Time ) andMamma Mia!writer Catherine Johnson - is rather flimsy . To be fair , there are for certain times where the film effectively juxtapose Sophie ’s difficultness with young Donna ’s endeavour to cypher out where she ’s going in her life , in part by cross - cutting smoothly between the two storylines . Problem is , on the whole there ’s just not a whole stack to either game train of thought , either in terms of conflict or thematic nitty-gritty . The ' 70s - base through - line also fails to reveal anything significant about Donna ’s past that the firstMamma Mia!hadn’t already established , at the same meter that it retcons certain prospect of the first movie in gawky manner . Still , as fluffy asHere We Go Again ’s narrative is , the moving-picture show deserves quotation for not merely re - hashing its forerunner ’s plot ( as continuation are often guilty of doing ) and making an genuine exertion to expand upon it .
Of naturally , much of the sport of theMamma Mia!sequel comes from seeing the old gang back together singing and dance , including Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgård as the old versions of Harry and Bill . Like in the first movie , the mould is more than uncoerced to be as goofy and playful as the song lyrics and terpsichore stage dancing here call on them to be . The returning players alike slide easily back into their former purpose and their give-and-take is all the more tardily - release and pleasurable for it . In many way of life , theMamma Mia!franchise ’s greatest posture is its cast ’s willingness to be as dorky and ridiculous as this heightened reality of this melodic universe calls for . Indeed , that’sHere We Go Again ’s saving goodwill as much , if not more , than any other expression of the celluloid .
James as vernal Donna palpate right at home in theMamma Mia!series for related reasons . In many fashion , her industrious performance suppliesHere We Go Againwith its drubbing heart , as do her ( largely successful ) effort to canalise Streep ’s physical mannerisms as the character . Young Harry , Bill , and Sam are not quite on the same layer as James ' turn as Donna , but for the most elbow room they are credible enough as 20 - something versions of their respective A - inclination counterparts . Other new additions here include Andy Garcia as the mysterious yet suave Fernando , the handler of Sophie ’s re - opened Pancho Villa ( the Hotel Bella Donna ) , and Cher as Sophie ’s big showbiz grandmother , Rubie . Both characters are pretty cartoonish and the flight of their spark is clearly telegraphed early one , but are absolutely risible at the same time .
On the whole , Here We Go Againoffers as much ( if not more ) cheesy entertainment and escapist fun as the firstMamma Mia!film . It wo n’t convert anyone to the shrine of ABBA and those who found the original moving picture musical to be verbose and decrepit might not care much for the sequel , butHere We Go Again(wisely ) never bothers to try out and branch out the prayer of theMamma Mia!brand in that sense , either . Those who are so inclined are thus apprize to go spend another two hours watch what ( essentially ) come to celebrities do karaoke in scenic Greece . And of course , this being a sequel that ’s arriving in theaters in 2018 , do n’t leave beforeHere We Go Again ’s end credits are totally done rolling .
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Mamma Mia ! Here We Go Againis now toy in U.S. theater nationwide . It is 114 mo long and is stag PG-13 for some suggestive material .
A sequel to Mamma Mia ! ( 2008 ) , Mamma Mia ! Here We Go Again is lay five years after the events of the first pic and follow Sophie Sheridan as she attempts to reopen the Hotel Bella Donna after the death of her mother . The cinema cuts back and forth between Sophia ’s struggles at the hotel and Donna ’s yesteryear , detail how she met each of Sophie ’s three possible forefather introduce in the first motion-picture show . The ensemble cast of characters features Amanda Seyfried , Lily James , Pierce Brosnan , Christine Baranski , Julie Walters , Stellan Skarsgård , Colin Firth , Andy Garcia , and Cher .
A sequel to Mamma Mia! (2008), Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again is set five years after the events of the first film and follow Sophie Sheridan as she attempts to reopen the Hotel Bella Donna after the death of her mother. The film cuts back and forth between Sophia’s struggles at the hotel and Donna’s past, detailing how she met each of Sophie’s three possible fathers introduced in the first film. The ensemble cast features Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Pierce Brosnan, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Stellan Skarsgård, Colin Firth, Andy Garcia, and Cher.
