Mamma Mia! film review

Review

Cast & crew

Mamma Mia!

(2008)

Not since the invention of fondue has 1970s cheese been this hot. This shiny, happy romantic comedy set to Abba's greatest hits has already proved a winning formula on stage and with this big-screen adaptation it's been taken up another notch. Meryl Streep sings her heart out here as ageing rock chick-turned-hotel owner Donna, whose daughter Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) is about to get married on the Greek island where they live. But the wedding is thrown into chaos when three of Donna's ex-lovers (Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth and Stellan Skarsgard) turn up. Each has a case for being Sophie's father, but only one stakes a claim on Donna's heart. It's a feather-light story patched together with little elegance or élan, but that's entirely fitting when the film is populated with big, brash disco numbers like Dancing Queen and Voulez-Vouz. The fun is in watching usually straight actors like Streep, Brosnan and company throwing caution to the wind and making up for weak vocals with infectious gusto. SP

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Running time

104min

Country of origin

UK / US

Genre

Musical Romantic Comedy

Original language

English

Screenplay

Catherine Johnson

Theatrical distributor

UIP

UK cinema certificate

UK cinema release date

July 2008




awards information


	Award	Category	Name	Nominee/Winner

	British Academy Film Awards 2008	The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year	Judy Craymer	Nominee
	British Academy Film Awards 2008	The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year	Gary Goetzman	Nominee
	Golden Globe 2008	Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical	Judy Craymer	Nominee
	Golden Globe 2008	Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical	Gary Goetzman	Nominee
	Golden Globe 2008	Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture Comedy or Musical	Meryl Streep	Nominee