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My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Synopsis
A young Greek woman defies her family and falls in love with a non-Greek. Her boyfriend has to accept her Greek family, her father has to accept him and she has to accept herself.
Review
It's not surprising that My Big Fat Greek Wedding grew more popular over
the course of its US theatrical release (whereas most blockbusters open
big and then drop precipitously)--not only does it have believable situations
and engaging characters, but these characters (particularly our romantic
heroine Toula, played by writer/performer Nia Vardalos) look like actual
human beings instead of plastic movie stars. The result is the very accessible
tale of a Greek-American (whose family sees her as over the hill at 30),
who falls for a WASPy guy named Ian (John Corbett) and then has to endure
the outrage, doubt, and ultimate acceptance of her deeply ethnically-centred
family. The actors invest their wildly stereotypical portrayals with sincerity
and compassion, giving the movie honest warmth instead of Hollywood schmaltz.
But My Big Fat Greek Wedding ultimately succeeds because of Vardalos;
with her intelligent, down-to-earth presence and charm carrying the film
Languages
English