My Big Fat Greek Wedding
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Description
Toula Portokalos is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, hectic, crazy Greek family. Working at her father's restaurant, "Dancing Zorba's," she hides behind a mop of mousy brown hair and thick, impenetrable glasses, keeping her family close and the world at a distance. But one day at the restaurant, she finds herself pouring coffee for a man so strikingly good-looking, that he inspires her to change her life - and the way she sees the world - forever. With a new hairdo, wardrobe, contact lenses, and most important of all, a whole new attitude, Toula steps out into the world a new woman, all ready to meet her man. Ian Miller is tall, handsome, but definitely not Greek. And whether he can handle Toula, her parents, her aunts, uncles, cousins and several centuries of Greek culture remains to be seen. But when you see the world through Toula's eyes, anything is possible!
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Whoa, what's with all the rave reviews?Saturday, May 14, 2005
Nerdy girl meets handsome guy. Hansome guy likes nerdy girl anyway. They both have to deal with each other's strange families(mostly hers). Love prevails.
For what it is, this is an okay movie, but it's certainly not the pinnacle of cinematic arts like all the five star reviews led you to believe. This is a story that has been done many times before, and often with better results.
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My Big Fat Happy EndingFriday, May 13, 2005
Frumpy Greek 30-something goes to college, gives herself an ambush makeover. Non-Greek man of dreams suddenly falls in love with her, family follies over the wedding and they live happily ever after.
It's fine, but it's no cinematic feat of brilliance. Occassionally humourous, often sickeningly sweet--if Meg Ryan were Greek, this would have been hers.
0 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Best Movie Ever!!!Friday, May 13, 2005
I loved this movie! I'm watching right now! (I've already watched 5 times today.)
2 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:
What do people see in this?Monday, May 02, 2005
This is just boring. I didn't laugh once in the whole movie, maybe smiled a feel times but that's it!
The script is average and the acting slow, emotionless and totally uncompelling. The plot was a good idea, just a shame that the movie turned out to be a total waste of time. What people see in this I really do not know.
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BIG FAT (GEEK) WEDDING!Wednesday, April 27, 2005
This is the corniest movie I've ever seen! I can't believe
anyone on this planet, could like this crap! If The old man
took a bottle of windex, and shoved it up his wazoo, that
would be funny! (THIS MOVIE BLOWS!)