Against all odds, a lightweight Broadway musical made up of ABBA songs and an innocuous storyline has become a worldwide phenomenon still running and selling out wherever it plays. Now it has been given the big-screen treatment, filmed on location in the Greek Isles. The story basically remains the same - about a young girl, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), on the eve of her wedding. She has decided to find out who her real father is and so she invites all three of her mother Donna's (Meryl Streep) ex-loves to the wedding. With the arrival of Sam (Pierce Brosnan), Bill (Stellan Skarsgard) and Harry (Colin Firth), all hell breaks loose as Donna must not only deal with the impending nuptials but also the re-emergence into her life of three very different - and now older former flames. Helping her through the ordeal are her two best friends, Rosie (Julie Walters) and the seductive Tanya (Christine Baranski). All this, of course, is just an excuse to break out into song every five minutes, with all of the major ABBA hits used to move the story along - or just stop it dead in its tracks. Either way, it's a toe-tapping experience! Even if it's a little disconcerting to see all these older stars belting out a Swedish pop group's greatest hits, it's also probably just what audiences living in these troubled times need. Our guess is you'll want to see it again the minute it ends.
