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Sara Foessett AB4 February 3, 2011 ** Mamma Mia! **  Mamma Mia! The colorful musical has been transformed in to a new movie full of fun, dancing, and laughter. The movie is starring Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried, Perce Brosan, and Colion Firth. Watch these character sing and dance across the screen. “Is there anything Meryl Streep can’t do? Mamma Mia! Is worth the ticket price just to see her belt it out, ju mp up and down on a bed, dance in platform shoes, and slide down a banister.” (Puig) Meryl Streep is great in this movie if you are not going for the story then just go to see Meryl do what she does. The power of her singing voice can just blow you away. There a great supporting cast including a new comer Amanda Seyfried who is just wonderful to watch on the screen. The three casted as the possible father are trying their best at the singing thing and really putting some effort into it. All the native Greeks as the extras make you feel like you are right there. The Greek chorus adds a special touch to every song that is sung. Mamma Mia! Is based on about 22 songs from Swedish pop band ABBA also is a musical from Broadway. The story is Sophie’s search for her father ion the eve of her wedding to walk her down the aisle. After stealing her mother’s diary she learns that there are three possible father and sends the wedding invention in hope that they will come. Chaos starts and she must hide the real reason she has invited the three men from her mother’s past. All along Donna is trying to deal with her falling apart hotel and it does not help when she find three men from the past in her goat shed. The power of woman doing things without help of a man is a strong theme that runs throughout the movie. “The real joy for both lovers of original and new comers to the story comes via Meryl Streep as donna, the free-spirited disco diva who has raised her daughter solo well running a down-at the heels hotel on a secluded isle.” (Barnard) Many new comers will enjoy the movie without even needing to know the back story. “Tom Hanks, who hit pay dirt with his last Grecian romance, 2002’s //My Big Fat Greek wedding//, put the deal together to bring mamma Mia! to the screen.” (Barnard) Tom Hanks has the great ability to select great films to star in as well as great films to produce. He has really found his niche of Grecian themed movies. “The movie isn’t likely to draw large audiences of youthful fans think of this as chick-flick counter programming too //Hellboy II//. When all is said and done ,it’s worth taking a chance on Mamma Mia!. (Puig) the movie is great for the young and the old it has the classic story of lost love coming back to find you. The music is wonderful and adds a great Greek spice to the movie. You will not be calling S.O.S. out of this movie.

Work Cited

Barnard, Linda. "Mamma Mia!: take a chance." //Thestar.com//. Toronto Star, 18 Jul 2008. Web. 3 Feb 2011.

Puig, Claudia. "Streep is the dancing and singing queen in"Mamma Mia!"." //USAToday .com//. USA Today, 19 Jul 2008. Web. 3 Feb 2011 media type="custom" key="8259306"