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The feeling comes through, especially at the end — a love poem to the primal bond of mothers and daughters.
Full reviewLily James and Cher join returning stars Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Pierce Brosnan in the sequel to 2008's musical smash hit. Two stories are told in parallel: as Sophie (Seyfried) announces her pregnancy, she learns of her mother's past. Screenplay by Ol Parker (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel), who also directs.
The feeling comes through, especially at the end — a love poem to the primal bond of mothers and daughters.
Full reviewThe sparkling blue waters are pretty, and the songs are catchy, but you may well wind up feeling smothered by the non-stop corniness of it all.
Full reviewSomething in the sheer relentless silliness and uncompromising ridiculousness of this, combined with a new flavour of self-aware comedy, made me smile in spite of myself.
Full reviewSequels either coast to the finish line knowing they'll make a buck anyway, or work hard to justify their existence at all. I reckon Here We Go Again is one of the latter. Bravo.
Full reviewLikes to assemble the musical numbers in such a way as to recall the very earliest days of pop videos, with snappy editing or Busby Berkeley-style overhead shots of choreography veering on abstraction.
Full reviewTen years on this second trip feels older and wiser, for better or worse, and despite the odd misstep you’ll still be dancing in the aisles come the end credits.
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