Film

'Mia' culpa: It's fun

	The Overstaters Say	The Understaters Say	I say
Meryl Streep	It's the worst performance of her career.	Her vocals are uneven.	She knows she misses some notes (a case of Streep Throat?) and that this won't be her 15th Oscar nom. Follow her lead.
Pierce Brosnan	Audiences won't buy James Bond as a singing male lead.	"When Brosnan opens his mouth, the wrong sounds come out." — Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com	His 007 past is not what caused the entire theater to giggle through all his numbers. FAIL.
Supporting Cast	Everybody seems miserable.	Dominic Cooper and Amanda Seyfried "looked fabulous in their roles and looked good together on screen." — Lynda Johnson, The National Ledger	Christine Baranski, Mr. Darcy, Mrs. Weasley, a History Boy and a Mean Girl, backed up by a wet Greek chorus. Yay!
Music and Choreography	"None of them can sing, and nothing they do looks natural. Rarely have I witnessed so many pros appear so clueless." — Rex Reed, New York Observer	"[A]n additional boost of cinematic prowess is needed to sustain" the stage rhythm on film. — Jordan Mintzer, Variety	It's often simplistic, oversung and underchoreographed (e.g., Streep's mountaintop Celine Dion impression), especially compared with classics, old ("Singing in the Rain") and new ("Moulin Rouge")
Verdict	"SOS" is the most appropriate song.	"Feels like a souvenir program: something to revive the feelings you had watching the stage performance." — Lisa Kennedy, Denver Post	Take a chance on it; it's fun.