Why did this hit so big when say The Producers didn't do as well on the big screen? Especially with Pierce Brosnan singing so badly and a similarly inexperienced film director?
I think having more stars in it was enormously helpful. So too was the Greek Island scenery, and an infectious good nature. It's better directed than The Producers. The story is fun, the show is fun.
There's great aspirational stuff for older and young women - older woman get to gaze at Meryl Streep, who gets to sing Abba, and have two outrageous friends (Julie Walters and Christine Baranksi) and be pursued by three hunks (Stellan Skarsgaard, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth), and live in the Greek islands, and have a great relationship with her adoring daughter. Younger woman get to pretend to be Amanda Seyfriend, who gets to sing Abba, and have two outrageous friends, and be pursued by a hunk (Dominic Cooper).
Peter Bogdanovich must look at this and go "why were they so harsh on me for At Long Last Love this lot can't sing any better than my cast" - but this has a better story and scenery and a stronger over-all cast.
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