I have two words for this film: magically spellbinding.
In my opinion, this is easily one of the most beautiful films of all time.
When I first saw Mamma Mia, I cried with joy. Literally, tears flowed from joy. I went to see it again the following weekend and then went to the sing-along on the same day.
I love this film FAR more than I loved Mamma Mia. I'm going to be re-watching this film many many times. I cried with joy, with happiness, with awe, with exhilaration, with understanding, with sadness...I'm pretty sure I cried throughout the whole film, because it understood me and the desperate dream.
The singing lacked a bit - neither Gosling or Stone have much power to their voices, but a Streisand type voice wasn't really
necessary for the film.
The dancing was superb. I've seen a lot of people saying things like 'yeah, but...Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers...' No. You cannot judge beauty by the beauty of something else. Astaire and Rogers had a beautiful skill, but the relationship between Gosling and Stone when they dance is magical. It's fun, it makes me want to dance like that even if I'd look like an idiot.
This film brings romance into the humdrum of normal life, not because these characters are extraordinary people - they're really not - but because they have a dream and they're trying to fight for it.
We are always told we can follow our dreams if we just make a stable life, first. This is what this film is all about. It will push you toward your dream - it may even help you realise your dream.
It is magical and beautiful and all things good. Easily in my top three films.
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