Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018)

Directed by Ol Parker · Comedy, Romance

Starring Amanda Seyfried, Lily James, Christine Baranski, Julie Walters, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgård, Dominic Cooper, Meryl Streep, Andy García, Cher, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Alexa Davies, Jeremy Irvine, Hugh Skinner, Josh Dylan, Omid Djalili, Celia Imrie, Maria Vacratsis, Panos Mouzourakis, Gerard Monaco, Anna Antoniades, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, Jonathan Goldsmith, Naoko Mori, Togo Igawa, Alexandra Ford, Susanne Barklund, Anastasia Hille, Jane Fowler, Maria Despina, Kathryn Akin, Dale Branston, Sarah Cortez, Alim Jayda, Sonia Dorado, Beth Willetts, Tim Wallers, Amy Trigg, Marianna Neofitou, Ava Brennan, Tom Oakley, Duncan Smith, Sharif Afifi, Myra McFadyen, Craig Anthony-Kelly, Sharon Gomez, Natalia Campbell, Jacqueline Braun, Dawn Buckland, Cassie Clare, Leon Cooke, Adam Galbraith, Jenny Galloway, Linzi Hateley, Pip Hersee

IHBM8.5Excellent

Five years after meeting her three fathers, Sophie Sheridan prepares to open her mothers hotel. In 1979, young Donna Sheridan meets the men who each could be Sophies biological father.

My review · Reviewed 12/28/2018

I am not going to lie - I thoroughly enjoyed this movie (with the exception of Cher, who was downright awful). I can't believe that I just typed it. Last week I saw Life Itself and I came away with the similar feeling that sometimes a movie has enough heart and that carries the day. It reminded me a bit of Godfather 2 in that it extensively used flashbacks (and like Godfather 2 the flashbacks were the better part of the film). Much better than the cheesy original. See it in 4k if you can.