Mamma Mia

Movie Synopsis

Mamma Mia follows the story of bride-to-be Sophie, who before her wedding day, tries to track down her father. The problem is she doesn’t know of the three possible candidates it is.

Movie Review Summary

Mamma Mia is probably every ABBA fans’ dream come true. It includes so many of ABBA’s famous tracks, even non-ABBA fans will be able to sing along or enjoy in the merriment. The plot is quite clever but not clever enough and doesn’t make use of the talents of Pierce Brosnan and Colin Firth. The movie is definitely about the women and will likely be enjoyed most by women, from the girl power girl band led by Meryl Streep to the tying up of the male leads.

What lets the film down is it feels like it’s painted by numbers. I was struggling to see the relevance of some of ABBA’s classics to the film, they just didn’t relate. Which takes me on to the real problem. The singing. The actors knew they weren’t singers but unfortunately this is a musical. Some of them can carry it off for some periods but more likely it’s a bit painful to listen too. I think Pierce Brosnan is a fantastic actor but his vocals aren’t made out to belt out love songs, that much is clear.

The settings are beautiful, the colours and contrasts wonderful and you’ll find you’re sometimes singing along – even if under your breath – to the songs which you’ll remember just how fantastic they are.

There’s also a side twist in store for Colin Firth – another prime suspect who should be charged for singing offences – that I’d never thought I’d see. It’s not quite Love Actually for him but it is a great step out of his typical character.

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