Jason KingMy Life in Ruins ($10-)
July 20th 2009 22:59
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from the makers of My Big Fat Greek Wedding
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My Life in Ruins ($10-)
From Nia Vardalos, writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, comes the uplifting comedy My Life in Ruins. Georgia (Nia Vardalos) has lost her kefi (Greek for "mojo'). Discouraged by her lack of direction in life, she works as a travel guide, leading a rag-tag group of tourists as she tries to show them the beauty of her native Greece while waiting to land her dream job. Opening their eyes to an exotic foreign land, she too begins to see things in new ways - finding her kefi and possibly love in the process. - Fox Searchlight
After the success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding Nia Vardalos writes and stars in this very light hearted and predictable second installment. Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson are back onboard as Executive Producers, Rita even takes a small part in this film. While the film is incredibly predictable and cliched it is so light hearted and never takes itself seriously I found I was enjoying the joy of the film. This is one you would take your mum and granny too. We had a group of sixty year old ladies sitting next to us that ended up in a school girl giggling fit and they couldn't stop for about ten minutes - it was worth it to see these ladies unable to stop laughing.
It never comes close to being as good a film as Greek Wedding but Georgia (Nia Vardalos) is such a lovable character and all the other cast members are a funny misfit group that you can't help but like. Although most Australians will become offended at the over generalised stereotyping of the two Aussie tourists. Seriously, what Aussie tourists would be drinking Fosters constantly, please, it would be a Crownie
I never found them offensive but I did laugh at their payout on us Aussies.
Richard Dreyfuss provides the character of the widower traveller who is also the generalised comic of the tour group and the wise old man to Georgia on her travels to find her kefi (mojo). He is nothing special, like the rest of the cast, but fun to watch none the less. This is the tour group I would like to travel with, it would be nothing more than entertaining, especially the granny who can't help but steal everything.
Part of the success of this film is that it's the first Hollywood movie to be given permission to film at the Acropolis since Boy on a Dolphin (1957). The Greek government had previously refused all requests for fear that a film crew would disrupt this archaeologically sensitive site, but according to an article in Britain's Guardian newspaper, made an exception for this film because they thought that it would help to promote Greek culture.
To me this was awesome, I don't know if I will ever get to Greece in my life, the title of this film could sum up my financial standing in the world. I can't even get enough money together for a weeklong ski trip 5hrs away from my house let alone a tour through Greece so the opportunity to see the Greek sites while being with a tour group was my first opportunity to get a feel of what it would be like and for this I thank the movie.
The film is nothing spectacular but if you want a great little light hearted romantic comedy that has nothing blowing up, no swear words and is something your nan may end up in hysterics in then the film has got to be worth a look in. Worth $10-.
From Nia Vardalos, writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, comes the uplifting comedy My Life in Ruins. Georgia (Nia Vardalos) has lost her kefi (Greek for "mojo'). Discouraged by her lack of direction in life, she works as a travel guide, leading a rag-tag group of tourists as she tries to show them the beauty of her native Greece while waiting to land her dream job. Opening their eyes to an exotic foreign land, she too begins to see things in new ways - finding her kefi and possibly love in the process. - Fox Searchlight
After the success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding Nia Vardalos writes and stars in this very light hearted and predictable second installment. Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson are back onboard as Executive Producers, Rita even takes a small part in this film. While the film is incredibly predictable and cliched it is so light hearted and never takes itself seriously I found I was enjoying the joy of the film. This is one you would take your mum and granny too. We had a group of sixty year old ladies sitting next to us that ended up in a school girl giggling fit and they couldn't stop for about ten minutes - it was worth it to see these ladies unable to stop laughing.
It never comes close to being as good a film as Greek Wedding but Georgia (Nia Vardalos) is such a lovable character and all the other cast members are a funny misfit group that you can't help but like. Although most Australians will become offended at the over generalised stereotyping of the two Aussie tourists. Seriously, what Aussie tourists would be drinking Fosters constantly, please, it would be a Crownie
I never found them offensive but I did laugh at their payout on us Aussies.Richard Dreyfuss provides the character of the widower traveller who is also the generalised comic of the tour group and the wise old man to Georgia on her travels to find her kefi (mojo). He is nothing special, like the rest of the cast, but fun to watch none the less. This is the tour group I would like to travel with, it would be nothing more than entertaining, especially the granny who can't help but steal everything.
Part of the success of this film is that it's the first Hollywood movie to be given permission to film at the Acropolis since Boy on a Dolphin (1957). The Greek government had previously refused all requests for fear that a film crew would disrupt this archaeologically sensitive site, but according to an article in Britain's Guardian newspaper, made an exception for this film because they thought that it would help to promote Greek culture.
To me this was awesome, I don't know if I will ever get to Greece in my life, the title of this film could sum up my financial standing in the world. I can't even get enough money together for a weeklong ski trip 5hrs away from my house let alone a tour through Greece so the opportunity to see the Greek sites while being with a tour group was my first opportunity to get a feel of what it would be like and for this I thank the movie.
The film is nothing spectacular but if you want a great little light hearted romantic comedy that has nothing blowing up, no swear words and is something your nan may end up in hysterics in then the film has got to be worth a look in. Worth $10-.
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she was fantastic in Connie & Carla
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I never saw Connia and Carla but I do like Nia Vardalos.
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