Nia Vardalos,
Richard Dreyfuss,
Harland Williams,
Rachel Dratch,
Alexis Georgoulis
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Georgia (Nia Vardalos) came to Greece to follow a man. A few years later, she's been cast aside -- alone and adrift in a foreign land. Eventually, her passion for history leads her to a job as a tour ... read more
Directed by: Donald Petrie
Release Date: June 5, 2009
Keywords:
cute,
big fat,
nia vardalos,
fat greek,
greek wedding,
Richard Dreyfuss ,
Harland Williams ,
Nia Vardalos ,
Greek Wedding
DVD Release Date: October 6, 2009
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Flixster Reviews (4,847)
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August 2, 2010Romance is all over the ruins of Greece in the little romcom. I loved the whole thing. I cried, laughed and had a smile on my face. It made me want to visit Greece and take a bus tour. If you like Under The Tuscan Sun and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, this movie is so for you. It's s... read more
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August 1, 2010A very cute movie. Nia is adorable as Alexis is as well. I really enjoyed this :)
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July 29, 2010There were great laugh out loud moments. Richard Dreyfuss is the highlight of this film. It is in scenes with Nia Vardalos and Dreyfuss that the movie shines. The scene at the beach was so brief but so powerful... Dreyfuss makes the most of those brief moments. The scenery is fan... read more
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January 9, 2010Do I really need to go over the plot of this film? Do I? It's like every other film of its ilk that's shot out of Hollywood in the last thirty years. OK, let's do this review as a quiz and you can score yourself:
1) Georgia (Nia Vardolos) is a Greek history professor who can not... read more -
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November 3, 2009Tacky on nearly all fronts, this Big Fat Greek Wedding wannabe sequel features that hit movie?s star, Nia Vardalos, and plops her in Greece as an unhappy, uptight, undersexed tour guide. The movie follows her exploits to regain her ?kefi,? Greek for ?mojo.? My Life in Ruins paint... read more
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June 9, 2009didn't see "greek wedding" and i don't have a teevee so this actress, Nia Vardalos was a surprise...quirky and somehow different. dreyfuss is the fount of wit and wisdom here and everyone else is similarly and stereotypically cast and played in a stereotypical romantic comedy wh... read more
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May 24, 2010A couple of good laughs in this light comedy. I saw Nia Vardalos in "My Big Greek Wedding" and this was good, also. Not disappointed at all...alot of fun....being a tourist on this trip. It's simply a good movie.
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August 3, 2009I didn't expect anything from this movie and I was pleasantly surprised? it was easy to watch? it was funny? it had romance and a story? it wasn?t in the same category like the previous My Big Fat Wedding but that does not make it a bad movie! Recommending it for a family fun!
Critic Reviews
June 11, 2009
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
June 8, 2009
Ben Lyons, At the Movies
It doesn't feel genuine at all, it feels contrived from start to finish. Full Review
June 8, 2009
Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies
You know precisely where it's headed and how it will get there halfway into Act One. Full Review
June 5, 2009
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
My Life in Ruins will neither ruin nor change nor significantly impact your life. Full Review
June 5, 2009
Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times
Defiantly square and focus-group engineered to appeal to those harboring a soft spot for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," the Nia Vardalos vehicle My Life in Ruins doesn't do Greece or its star many favors. Full Review
June 5, 2009
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
If only there was something -- anything -- else about this broad, clunky comedy to keep its name from being an oh-so-obvious punchline. Full Review
June 5, 2009
Lou Lumenick, New York Post
Notably thinner, less awkward and a lot less charming, Vardalos is back with My Life in Ruins, a desperate, crass and probably futile attempt at replicating the earlier movie's fluke success. Full Review
June 5, 2009
Amy Biancolli, San Francisco Chronicle
Half the time I wanted everyone to shut up so I could hear the tour guide lecture on the Temple of Hephaestus, or wherever. Then I wanted them to shut up so I could sleep. Full Review
June 5, 2009
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
'Ruins' is indeed an apt descriptor for this picture. Full Review
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