Mamma Mia!

Synopsis

Longing to discover the identity of her true father before she exchanges her wedding vows, the daughter of a once-rebellious single mother secretly invites a trio of paternal candidates to her upcoming wedding in this feature adaptation of the beloved stage musical. Independent-minded single mother Donna (Meryl Streep) has always done her best to raise her spirited daughter, Sophie (Amanda Seyfried), while simultaneously running a successful hotel on a small Greek island, but now the time has come for this hardworking mom to finally let go. In just a few days, Sophie will be married, and Donna will stand by bittersweetly as her little girl takes flight. Of course, Donna's lifelong friends Rosie (Julie Walters) and Tanya (Christine Baranski) will both be present at the wedding, but unbeknownst to the mother, Sophie has furtively invited three very special guests of her own. When Sophie walks down the aisle on that fateful day, she wants her father to hand her off. The only problem is that Donna has never revealed the true identity of Sophie's father, leaving the resourceful future bride to narrow the list down to three potential candidates. Now, as three key figures from Donna's past return to the picturesque Mediterranean shores they all walked 20 years prior, one beautiful bride will discover the secret of her past while one lonely mother finds out that it's never too late for a little romance.

Comment

If you go and see this film, you will have an absolute BLAST!!! This is the ultimate feel good movie! It provides strong performances from a star studded cast, as well as some excellent performances from rising stars such as Amanda Seyfried (Mean Girls) and Dominic Cooper (History Boys). One of my favourite scenes is where Meryl delivers a powerful performance of The Winner Takes it All to her one true love Sam, played by Pierce Brosnan. There are some great dance performances like, Dancing Queen and Lay All Your Love On Me. Okay so the storyline itself isn't one of the strongest I've seen and you can tell that it was created just to link all the ABBA songs together, and does so quite unashamedly, but so what??? This is a great great movie that looks set to be a summer smash hit!

A tip.... Go and see this movie in the cinema, rather than waiting for the DVD as it's great on the big screen, also It helps if you like ABBA! There's 26 songs in this movie!

See the trailer HERE


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Hancock

Synopsis

There are heroes… there are superheroes… and then there’s Hancock. With great power comes great responsibility – everyone knows that – everyone, that is, but Hancock. Edgy, conflicted, sarcastic, and misunderstood, Hancock’s well-intentioned heroics might get the job done and save countless lives, but always seem to leave jaw-dropping damage in their wake. The public has finally had enough – as grateful as they are to have their local hero, the good citizens of Los Angeles are wondering what they ever did to deserve this guy.

Hancock isn’t the kind of man who cares what other people think – until the day that he saves the life of PR executive Ray Embrey, and the sardonic superhero begins to realize that he may have a vulnerable side after all. Facing that will be Hancock’s greatest challenge yet – and a task that may prove impossible as Ray’s wife, Mary, insists that he’s a lost cause.

Comment

From the moment this film opens, we are dazzled by the thrills and spills of out of this world special effects. This movie is action packed!

Aside from this, it's also very funny and I was surprised that this movie had quite a bot of adult humour in there!

A great fun film that impresses with it's big bucks Hollywood special effects that we have come to expect from a Will Smith action movie. The ending is a little predictable, but it's well worth a look.


See the Trailer HERE


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