Adapted from one of the highest grossing musical in Broadway, British playwright Catherine Johnson's "Mama Mia!" has finally become the victim of temptation from Universal Pictures, singing actors and hordes of ABBA fans.

In the span of less than two hours, the film stays true to the original production, churning out a list of golden ABBA oldies, which a particularly entertaining performance from Pierce Brosnan in his interpretation of "SOS."

For those unfamiliar with the story, an unnamed Greek isle has become the site of a colorfully liberal wedding, however, the 20-year-young American bride is still hopeful the occasion may also draw her unknown father to give her away to the man of her dreams ("Prologue - I Have a Dream).

With a dash of feminine tact, the young Sophie (Amanda Seyfried) reads through her mother Donna's (Meryl Streep) old diary, finds all the men she had "..." with at the time of her conception, and sends wedding invitations to each of them.

Potential fathers Sam, Bill and Harry are each men of totally different worlds, and appeal to the young girl's sense of adventure and creativity. And though she'd be pleased to get the architect, the explorer or the businessman, her fun-loving mother Donna has so far done everything in her power to keep the men out of both of their lives.

The strongest hint of Donna's need for a man only shines through her performance of "Money, Money, Money," as her guesthouse is slowly coming apart.

As the three male guests make their entrances, the audience is also introduced to Sophie's bridesmaids and Donna's best friends, Tanya, a rich serial divorcee, and Rosie, the sexually uninspired "lone wolf."

After the main introductions follows a whirlwind of misunderstandings and enthusiastic music.

The effect maintains a Hollywood tinge, while offering a stunning Aegean backdrop to the well-tempered humor of the comic jukebox drama. If it's preachy at all, it's that people should have fun looking back at the past, and maintain the enthusiasm and openness to issues as diverse as pre-marital sex, single parents, homosexuality, divorce and singing publicly in massive groups in broad daylight.