Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again

At last I have seen Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again! Which was not quite as good as the first one, in my opinion - the songs aren’t quite as propulsive (except for “Waterloo”) and the movie as a whole isn’t as high-energy, and why did they kill of Donna Sheridan? - but it was still a lot of fun to see most of the old gang all together again. There’s a scene where Sophie sings with the Dynamoes which is touching, if Donna had to be dead.

I also really enjoyed the parts of the movie that chronicle Donna’s youth. Lily James is simply luminous as young Donna; in fact I thought they did a great job casting all the young versions of the older cast. I’m not entirely sure how Hugh Skinner could grew into Colin Firth, but he’s nonetheless hilarious, and I could 100% see young Harry being exactly that awkward, he’s learned to mask it more as he gets older but his innate awkwardness still pokes out at moments.

(But I’m still not convinced that Donna had to be dead. They could have come up with another plot, surely?)