Fun,feel good flick but s.o.s from some of the singing!

Rating: 6/10 (11 July 2008)

I never saw the Broadway show but today I decided to go see Mamma Mia the movie in hope that it would be as great as last years Hairspray. Unfortunately, I found it quite disappointing. It tells the story of Sophie who, in an attempt to find a father to walk her down the isle on her big day, secretly reads her mothers diary and finds three men (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard) that might possibly be her father . Meanwhile everyone keeps breaking out into Abba songs and dancing around cheerfully. The music is fine but the singing pretty laughable at times, especially from Brosnan who the audience were actually laughing at whilst he was breaking out into song. The main problem with this movie is that it can't figure out who the story is following, Sophie or her mother Donna. One moment we are following Donna around trying to work out which man out of the three men who have arrived she loves the most and then we follow Sophie who is trying to sort out which one is her father. In the end it becomes one huge mess and the songs become quite annoying and just plain corny! Streep does OK with her singing but not good enough for someone that sings around 10 songs throughout the whole film. All in all, Mamma Mia has some great jokes, good scenery and good acting, but the singing and story line let it down. But by all means go see it for the feel good vibe and the songs that will stick in your head for days!