Mamma Mia!

I didn't know what to expect when going into watch "Mamma Mia", was this gonna be another Hairspray or Across the Universe or Rent? This was a lighthearted, quite enjoyable movie of its own style, Meryl Strep blew the entire... Read more at imdb.com

Mamma Mia! Does the mention of anything Abba-ish send you cringing to a corner? Or are you already joining in and dancing on the tabletops? Maybe another few drinks . . .In short, if you are not allergic to Abba,... Read more at imdb.com

After watching the Mamma Mia! musical in London, I was thrilled to hear about the movie coming out. Meryl Streep in a musical seemed like just one reason to watch it. Well, I must say.. It was a lot more... Read more at imdb.com

Went to an open theater last night here in Athens-Greece and all the audience was laughing their hearts out! Who cares about showing a bit of grotesque concerning "modern Greece," i wish the real Greece was as shown in Mamma... Read more at imdb.com

I saw this film at the screening on Sunday and was not too sure of what to expect from it. I hadn't seen the west end show so was not really aware of the story line but that really did... Read more at imdb.com

TheFanCarpet.Com - Initial ReactionTake a Chance... It's Surprisingly Brilliant!While the majority of the film is brilliantly silly, Meryl Streep gives us an emotional show stopping performance of 'The Winner Takes It All. Who wouldn't pay to see James Bond singing... Read more at imdb.com

I like, but don't love, musicals - my DVD shelves contain a selection, but the stuff there is pretty obvious: Singing in the Rain, King and I, Wizard of Oz, Moulin Rouge etc.. I'm not a Meryl Streep fan -... Read more at imdb.com

I absolutely loved the screen adaptation of Mamma Mia! The look of it was gorgeous, never has a Greek island looked so beautiful! I loved Meryl Streep as Donna, she cam across as an honest and good-hearted character. I loved... Read more at imdb.com

Went to see Mamma Mia without particularly high expectations. Not being a big connoisseur (or even fan) of musicals, I didn't really know what to expect. Though I adore ABBA, I never bothered to watch the stage production of Mamma... Read more at imdb.com

As someone who has seen the stage show umpteen times (22 at the last count!) I was looking forward to seeing the film version although I had several concerns – would it lose the 'live-theatre' atmosphere, would it be Americanised... Read more at imdb.com

is good summer movie fare, but I do not rate it with the enthusiasm I had for the fantastic Hairspray (#2 in my best of 2007) last year. On the tremendous end is Meryl Streep. Streep still reigns as one of the greatest actors alive. ... Full Review

Whether it earns her enough to get you through the awful, dreadfully directed Mamma Mia! But these were mere shimmers of the great film performances we regard with such awe. Sadly, Mamma Mia! ... Full Review

Hugely enjoyable musical with gorgeous location work, terrific songs and superb performances from a fabulous cast. Based on the smash hit stage musical, Mamma Mia brilliantly weaves around 20 Abba songs into the story of Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), a young bride-to-be who invites her three possible fathers - adventurer Bill (Stellan Skarsgard), banker Harry (Colin Firth) and businessman Sam (Pierce Brosnan) - to her Greek island home for her wedding, unbeknownst to her mother, Donna (Meryl Streep), the woman ... Full Review

The cheeky and cheerful "Mamma Mia! If, as the pundits predict, the film proves as popular as the show, the Skopelitans had better get started building a runway pretty quick. ... Full Review

The big thing was convincing them it was going to be a great film, and that we werent just making a musical into a film. Hilary Rose Heres a funny thing about the musical Mamma Mia! ... Full Review

UK box office of all time, it has the music we all know and love to sing a long to, not to mention an all star A-list cast making it unquestionably, the film of the year... ... Full Article

Not that BBC newsreaders Fiona Bruce and Sophie Raworth will be giving such matters a second thought as they squeeze into shiny flared catsuits and don silver platform boots to reprise the roles of the band's singers, Agnetha (blonde) and... ... Full Article

Flush from the global returns of " Mamma Mia !," Universal Pictures is tuning up another stage musical transformation.The studio has acquired rights to turn the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical " In the Heights " into a feature. ... Full Article

The film, which features the songs of Abba, has taken £67.2m in the UK since its release in July - and continues to be shown in British cinemas. ... Full Article

Movie musical MAMMA MIA! has become the biggest British movie ever after taking GBP67 million at the box office. The film adaptation of the hit stage musical stars Meryl Streep and Pierce Brosnan, and continues to draw audiences four months... ... Full Article