CINEMA: MAMMA MIA!

2008

Cert: PG

Dir(s): Phyllida Lloyd

Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Meryl Streep, Julie Walters, Colin Firth, Pierce Brosnan

What You Need To Know: Girl wants to find out who her real dad is so invites three of her mothers' past conquests to her wedding. Singing and dancing ensues.

This review is more than a little late. It's months since the film was released and Film Apt. has only just got round to posting a review. This largely due to the fact that we've been more than a little apprehensive over the prospect of sitting through an ABBA musical. 108 minutes of all singing, all dancing ABBA just isn't up our street. But through the persistance of our other half and the sheer media presence of the musical, Film Apt. finally caved in. And was pleasantly suprised.

Mamma Mia (now showing in a special sing-a-long subtitled version in selected cinemas) zips along at a speedy pace, never sagging. The songs are performed with gusto and the film never forgets its' sense of fun. Only the presence of a truly wooden Dominic Cooper dampens the experience. Although it is not everyones' cup of tea, Mamma Mia! is without a doubt a fun film to enjoy in the cinema with friends.

Conclusion

It's so bad, it's good : fun, cheesy and very camp, Mamma Mia is a film that will almost certainly have you leaving the cinema with a spring in your step.

7