Walking on Sunshine

Clearly made by Vertigo Films to cash in on the success of Mamma Mia! (2008) this is a light frothy confection of 80's pop hits that has a sumptuous look and stereotypical characters as our tanned and attractive cast holiday in the beautiful coastal town of Puglia, Italy looking for romance.

There's a paper thin story concerning Maddie having a whirlwind romance with an Italian heart throb Raf who plan to marry, so she invites her sister Taylor to the wedding but it turns out that Raf is her sister's holiday romance from 3 years before. This is where the awkward fun begins in a tale of broken hearts and feel good moments predictably sewn together by familiar songs and cheesy dance routines.

It may be a shameless rip-off of Mamma Mia but for the most part it works, although the story does feel like it's shoehorning the songs in to make them fit. It's innocent, innocuous entertainment that wants to be liked but with a more starry cast it could have been made much more appealing.