Mamma Mia- Take a chance on this one, girls!

Tonight I took an almost 2-hour vacation to a tiny Greek island.

 I got to see a sneak preview of the new movie, Mamma Mia!, starring Meryl Streep, Pierce Brosnan, Colin Firth, Stellan Skarsgard, Julie Walters, Dominic Cooper, Amanda Seyfried, Christine Baranski and an excellent supporting cast.

I don’t want to ruin it for anyone, and I have only seen one preview, so I don’t know what you might know. But I will say this: I saw the stage version of MammaMia! in Las Vegas, and this one I loved so much more.

And it wasn’t just because I’ve thought Pierce Brosnan was a hottie ever since I thought any boys were cute and I watched him on Remington Steele. This movie was just a fantastic vacation.

Meryl Streep plays Donna, mom to Sophie, who is about to get married. Sophie never knew her father, and no one knows exactly who he might be, so Sophie invites all three men who she thinks might be her dad to the wedding without telling anyone what she has done.

The shenanigans that ensue will make you laugh, giggle and sing along, all the while showing how sweet (and confusing) the mother-daughter relationship can be. It made me want to call my mom (but it is 11 p.m., so blogging will have to suffice) and it also made me think of what my daughter might think of me and feel about me in the years to come.

And it also made me think about how important real live friends are. Friends that really know you, that you’ve done silly things with… and friends with whom you can re-live the past and also grow older.

Meryl Streep, Julie Walters and Christine Baranski did such a fantastic job in this movie, I’d swear they really are long-time buddies who get together and laugh all night long reminscing about the craziness of their youth. (And I want to be there to listen in when that happens!)

This movie is not going to change the world. Do not analyze it. Just go preparing to have a great escape, a good laugh and a lot of fun. And be prepared to dust off some Abba to listen to on the way home from the theater.

And, although your husband might not mind looking at the adorable and beautiful Sophie and her sidekicks, I would suggest you leave him at home… Mamma Mia! is most definitely for the girls.