Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #44 in Movie
• Released on: 2009-11-09
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Running time: 96 minutes

Customer Reviews

See for yourself
Why are there so many critics in this world? This is a sweet, fun movie that opened up a chance for many to see places in Greece that can not be filmed for commercial reasons. Kudos to Nia for gaining approval to film in such fantastic places as Delphi, Olympia and at the Acropolis. This is the perfect movie for a light, summer night or for when you just need a "pick me up." See for yourself. Greece is a magical place and it was a delight to see it on the big screen. Nia is charming on and off screen and I think she is terrific. You go girl!

Laugh out loud often!
I saw this movie a few weeks ago at the theater. I found it very entertaining and informative. It took me to places in Greece that I would love to visit. Nia is funny, sexy and believable. In the year 2000 I went on a tourist bus tour of Europe and this movie surely brought back many fond memories. Every bus tour includes many diverse characters, with a believable love story, this makes it very entertaining. I have recommended this movie to all my friends.They should own it.The filming is exquisite showing the sites of Greece like a travelogue.I left the theater feeling as I had been thoroughly entertained.

Sadly disappointing...
Most truthfully this is a solid two and a half star movie that was filled with potential. I love Nia Vardalos and felt this could've been her best picture--and a beautiful one--if only she had stuck to the realism and honesty of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." The film has a wonderful title, storyline premise, along with the warm and intelligent character of Vardalos herself, but manages to flop nonetheless. To be sure, it starts out funny and true, but not wanting to be that, it quickly 'morphed' into just another Hollywood sex-comedy with over-the-top characters. A real disappointment for Ms. Vardalos's talent. Unfortunately, nowadays people seem to equate sex with romance, plain and simple, not understanding that romance has more to do with the heart. And if this is the case, then the spectacular backdrop of ancient Greece was wasted in this movie. (Yes, a few jokes on the sexual side would've been amusing, but to craft an entire film of them?--along with Richard Dreyfuss?) If only the screen writer and director had spent more time on developing a thoughtful and understated script--and given Dreyfuss less of a speaking role--this movie could've been a real gem.

[Just as a side note, I felt the storyline was rather cheated by not beginning with Georgia (Vardalos)as the college professor she once was, in a university classroom, and then depicting her layoff before she ends up as a Greek tour guide, thereby showing the contrast between these two lives.]