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On a Greek island called Kalokairi,
20-year-old bride-to-be Sophie Sheridan (Amanda Seyfried) posts three
wedding invitations ("I Have A Dream") to three different men. From across
the globe, they set off for the wedding.
Sophie's two bridesmaids arrive and she reveals that she found her
mother's diary and learned she has three possible dads: New York-based
Irish architect Sam Carmichael (Pierce Brosnan), Swedish adventurer and
writer Bill Andersson (Stellan Skarsgård), and British banker Harry Bright
(Colin Firth). She invited them without telling her mother, believing that
after she spends time with them she will know who her father is ("Honey,
Honey").
Villa owner Donna Sheridan (Meryl Streep) is ecstatic to reunite with
former Donna and The Dynamos bandmates, wisecracking author Rosie (Julie
Walters) and wealthy multiple divorcee Tanya (Christine Baranski), and
reveals her bafflement at her daughter's desire to get married. Donna
shows the villa, rumored to be built on the legendary fountain of
Aphrodite, and explains her precarious finances to Rosie and Tanya
("Money, Money, Money").
The three men arrive, and Sophie smuggles them to their room and explains
that she, not her mother, sent the invitations. She begs them to hide so
Donna will have a surprise at the wedding: seeing the old friends of whom
she "so often" favorably speaks. They overhear Donna working (humming
"Fernando") and swear to Sophie they won't reveal her secret.
Donna spies them and is dumbfounded to find herself facing three former
lovers she could never forget ("Mamma Mia"), and is adamant that they
leave. She confides in Tanya and Rosie ("Chiquitita") a secret she has
kept from everyone — she is uncertain which of the three men is Sophie's
father. Tanya and Rosie rally her spirits by getting Donna to dance with
the female staff and islanders ("Dancing Queen").
Sophie finds the men aboard Bill's yacht, and they sail around Kalokairi
("Our Last Summer") and tell stories of Donna as a carefree girl. Sophie
musters up the courage to speak with her fiancé Sky (Dominic Cooper) about
her ploy, but loses her nerve. Sky and Sophie sing to each other ("Lay All
Your Love on Me"), but are interrupted when Sky is kidnapped for his
bachelor party.
At Sophie's bachelorette party, Donna, Tanya, and Rosie perform as Donna
and The Dynamos ("Super Trouper"). Sophie is delighted to see her mother
rock out, but becomes nervous when the festivities are interrupted by the
arrival of Sam, Bill and Harry. She decides to get each of her three
prospective dads alone to talk.
While her girlfriends dance with the men ("Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man
After Midnight)"), Sophie learns from Bill that Donna received the money
to invest in her villa from his great aunt Sofia. Sophie guesses she must
be her namesake and Bill is her father. She asks him to give her away and
to keep their secret from Donna until the wedding.
Sophie's happiness is short-lived as Sam and Harry each tell her they must
be her dad and will give her away ("Voulez-Vous"). A shocked Sophie can't
tell them the truth and, overwhelmed by the consequences of her actions,
faints.
In the morning, Rosie and Tanya reassure Donna they will take care of the
men. On Bill's boat, Bill and Harry are about to confide in each other,
but are interrupted by Rosie.
Donna confronts Sophie in the courtyard, believing Sophie wants the
wedding stopped. Sophie says that all she wants is to avoid her mother's
mistakes and storms off. An upset Donna is accosted by Sam, concerned
about Sophie getting married so young. Donna confronts him and both
realize they still have feelings for each other ("SOS").
Down on the beach, Tanya and young Pepper (Philip Michael) continue their
flirtations from the previous night ("Does Your Mother Know").
Sophie comes clean to Sky and asks for his help. He reacts angrily to his
fiancée's deception and Sophie turns to her mother for support. As Donna
helps her daughter dress for the wedding, their rift is healed and Donna
reminisces about Sophie's childhood and how quickly she's grown ("Slipping
Through My Fingers"). Sophie asks Donna to give her away. As the bridal
party walks to the chapel, Sam intercepts Donna and begs her to talk. She
reveals the pain she felt over losing him ("The Winner Takes It All").
During the wedding, Donna tells Sophie that her father is present but he
could be any of the three candidates, whom Sophie admits to inviting. Sam
reveals that although he left to get married, he didn't go through with it
and returned, only to find Donna with another man, so he married his
former fiancée (and later divorced her). Harry confesses that Donna was
the first (and last) woman he loved as he is gay. The three men concur
that they would be happy to be one-third of a father for Sophie. She tells
Sky that they should postpone their wedding and travel the world as they
have always wanted. Sam suddenly proposes to Donna ("I Do, I Do, I Do, I
Do, I Do"). She accepts and they are married.
At the wedding reception, Sam sings to Donna ("When All Is Said and
Done"), which prompts Rosie to make a play for Bill ("Take a Chance on
Me") which in time prompts Harry to do the same for a local guy. All the
couples present proclaim their love ("Mamma Mia" reprise), as their
raucous dancing causes the ground to crack and erupt with water from the
fountain of Aphrodite. Sophie and Sky bid farewell to Kalokairi and sail
away to a new life together ("I Have A Dream" reprise).
During the principal credits, Donna, Tanya, and Rosie reprise "Dancing
Queen", followed by "Waterloo" with the rest of the cast. Finally, Amanda
Seyfried sings "Thank You for the Music" over the end credits. |
