| Critics Reviews |
Average Grade: |
B- |
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| Source |
Brief Review |
Grade* |
Chicago Sun-Times
Roger Ebert |
"This movie wasn't made for me. It was made for the people who will love it, of which there may be a multitude." more... |
C |
Chicago Tribune
Michael Phillips |
"Frantic pace deflates musical’s charms." more... |
C |
E! Online
Dezhda Gaubert |
"Meryl Streep gives it her all, but even her moxie and the absurdly catchy music of ABBA can't smooth out this uneven musical." more... |
C |
Entertainment Weekly
Owen Gleiberman |
"Amanda Seyfried is adequately sweet..." more... |
C+ |
filmcritic.com
Bill Gibron |
"If it wasn't for the effervescent charms of ABBA's sparkling songs, and the brave earnestness of the uniformly superb cast, it would be an unbridled disaster." more... |
B- |
Hollywood Reporter
Ray Bennett |
"...the most fun to be had at the movies this or any other recent summer." more... |
A |
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan |
"...while those ABBA songs are still there, they now have to fight for our attention against overstuffed production numbers that wear us out rather than entertain." more... |
C |
New York Post
Lou Lumenick |
"...exuberant if not always brilliantly crafted..." more... |
B |
New York Times
A. O. Scott |
"You can have a perfectly nice time watching this spirited adaptation of the popular stage musical and, once the hangover wears off, acknowledge just how bad it is." more... |
C+ |
ReelViews
James Berardinelli |
"...the cinematic equivalent of a fireworks display: transitory but, while it lasts, bright, loud, and crackling with energy." more... |
B |
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers |
"...clumsy, overwrought..." more... |
C |
San Francisco Chronicle
Mick LaSalle |
"... the music's terrific and the cast is appealing." more... |
B |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
William Arnold |
"...the film's greatest asset is definitely Streep." more... |
B |
| USA Today |
"Is there anything Meryl Streep can't do?" more... |
B |
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