Review of Walking on Sunshine (2014) by David L — 28 Jan 2015

It's attempting to build upon the same formula as Mamma Mia and it's done a pretty good job. The music is arguably better due to its 80's variety but the performance and choreography are just a little bit more low key.

It's all very British and amateur, which is noticeable from the first few sentences spoken, but if you give it chance it does possess a good storyline and a number of catchy singalongs. At the risk of having an entire cast that aren't professional singers, they've sensibly enrolled Leona Lewis into the equation just to ensure some quality is guaranteed in the musical productions.

To be fair though, they don't use her nearly enough. The script is taking off Mamma Mia too in the sense that a young girl is to be married, and she's invited her sister over to tell her the news.

Only problem is is that little sis is in love with her fiancé as its the guy she had a holiday romance with three years ago. Cheesy but fun! If you're a fan of power ballads then this is right up your street as you've got 'if I could turn back time', 'eternal flame', 'power of love', and 'it must have been love' but to name a few.

I imagine it's gone relatively unnoticed due to its copycat concept and the fact that if you want a catchy movie then why have water when you can have wine in Mamma Mia. Having said that, this more than holds its own and despite being pretty girly in a big way, it does have the entertainment factor if you're ever experiencing a moment of weakness!