Mamma Mia!

A showcase for Abba's greatest hits, Mamma Mia! was already a hit on stage before this movie took its popularity up another notch. Meryl Streep sings her heart out 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 Skarsgård) 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 the likes of Streep, Brosnan and company throwing caution to the wind and making up for weak vocals with infectious gusto.