Entertaining!

Rating: 8/10 (29 December 2008)

You don't have to be a fan of Abba to enjoy this movie. It is a sit back and relax kind of movie that leaves you feeling very positive at the end. I must warn you though, it is a bit of a chick flick and has (paticulary near the end) a few cheesy scenes but hey, if you like that kind of stuff, you should definitely enjoy this movie. If not, watch it anyway because you will not regret it.
The great thing about this film is that it features a lot of well known actors/actresses and Pierce Brosnan, whom I did not think could pull it off played superbly as Sam Carmichael. Julie Walters, was as usual fantastic and did not fail to give it her best. She was by far one of the funniest characters in the movie and had a great sense of humour, as did the others. Although you could not always feel the chemistry between the characters, they all seemed like they were having a really good time and are friends on/off screen.
There was not much of a plot but here it is anyway - Sophie Sheridan is due to get married but when she reads her mother's diary, she finds 'that any one of three men could be her father' so she invites them to the island so one of them can give her away at her wedding. But which one? This film has two sub plots. One was about Sophie and how she is determined to find out who her father is and keep them a secret from her mother. The other is about Donna Sheridan (her mother), who invites to the island Rosie and Tanya (as backup singers) but who discovers her ex's sooner than expected.
This is a fun film which I think adults can enjoy as well as teenagers/kids as there is no violence, very mild language and a lot of laughs. The songs sung were brilliant and included some of Abba's best songs e.g. Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Honey, Honey, Last Summer, the Winner takes it All and many others. The script was solid, the acting was un-flawed, the dance moves were cool and the jokes, although crude at times were funny. However, I do think that the ending could have been concluded better but I will leave that up to you to decide. To sum it up, I think this movie is great. 8/10.