Mamma Mia 2 flashes back and forth between young hippie Donna Sheridan’s (Lily James) early dating misadventures, which eventually lead her to a faraway Greek island where she conceives her daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), who, in the present day, is involved in a manic attempt to realize her now-dead mother’s (Meryl Streep) dream of opening a remote Grecian inn. It is about coming back from the dead it is about getting accidentally pregnant it is an ode to DIY renovation and shagging across 1970s Europe. It’s difficult to capture its psychedelic, heartwarming essence with mere human words.
Written and directed by Ol Parker with help from rom-com legend Richard Curtis, the much-maligned and much-beloved 2018 sequel feels like a dream you might have after falling off a ladder and being knocked unconscious. There are drugs, and then there is the ending of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. We are republishing it in honor of Vulture’s Sequels Week.
