Mama Mia - ne dil le liya!

Mama Mia – some pertinent facts:

*Was it a great film?
*No!

*Any amazing performances?
*Negative!

*Taut & gripping plot?
*Nope!

*Awesome script?
*Naaah!

Yet, I came out of the this musical, based on Abba’s music & the Broadway show, with a huge, idiotic grin plastered on my face, humming “Thank-you for the music”, while the credits rolled!

To watch this credible, brilliant line-up of actors like Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Colin Firth & Pierce Brosnan, take a holiday from serious acting & ham away royally, was a treat & a totally therapeutic experience – so these great artists too have their bad days, when they are caught slumming!

Those foot tapping Abba numbers!!! Forgetting that I was a respectable (?!) middle-aged woman, I took inspiration from the cast & sang along gustily – from “Honey Honey”, “Dancing Queen” to “Money Money” & of course, “Mama Mia” …. these numbers took you on a trip down memory lane.

If there is heaven on earth, apart from Kashmir, it must be on those idyllic, stunningly beautiful Greek Island – sheer paradise – shimmering blue waters, craggy, rocky pathways, pretty stone houses atop winding hillocks – visual treat! Ashok, please take me there for our next vacation, pretty please!

Cheesy & insane definitely, but for old timers like me, good fun!