Rating: 
Summary: Hilarious and heartwarming
Review: It's no surprise to me that "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," directed by Joel Zwick, has become one of the biggest, fattest crowd-pleasing movie hits of 2002. This warm-hearted comedy stars Nia Vardalos (who also wrote the script) as Toula, a Greek-American woman who works in the family business. She falls in love with the WASP-y Ian Miller (a very charming John Corbett). Can true love conquer the cultural differences between their two worlds?As someone who comes from a half-Italian, half-Puerto Rican heritage, I can tell you that I could relate to this story 100%. While grounded in the specifics of Greek-American life, the story handles this theme in a way which I believe has universal appeal. Vardalos and Corbett are part of a superb ensemble cast that includes Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, and Andrea Martin. These last three in particular do a great job in creating characters that are hilariously outrageous, yet very human and loveable. The humor in the film is an effective blend of silly slapstick, uproarious sight gags, and character-driven humor. "Wedding" is a film about dealing with a sometimes embarrassing extended family, having pride in your heritage, and reaching across ethnic lines to find romantic love. It's a wonderful film that I recommend to viewers of all ethnic backgrounds!
Rating:
Summary: GREAT MOVIE!!!!!
Review: It's very rare these days to see a comedy with no sex, violence, or foul language. But My Big Fat Greek Wedding proves that you really can make a movie without the sex and violence and make it just as funny. I went to see this movie just out of curiosity, and not surprisingly the theater was packed with people from little children to senior citizens. I guess the word-of-mouth success of this movie has proven to be wonders, because everyone was laughing throughout the movie. It really was funny!
What's even more stunning about My Big Fat Greek Wedding is that it was released in April. Yes, April, about 5 months ago, and it is still playing! It was supposed to be released on DVD right about now! Well, I guess I'll have to wait a little while longer for the DVD of this movie to be released.
We need more movies like this, especially at a time when our world had changed so much in the past year. We need to laugh and smile again. Of course, you should also see My Big Fat Greek Wedding to make up for your experience after seeing the utterly dreadful film known as Star Wars Episode II.
(SMALL SPOILER ALERTS -- DO NOT READ FROM HERE IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KNOW)
- Pronouncing the word "bundt". Lainie Kazan's character uses the cake for something more useful. She puts a plant in the hole of the cake.
- Ian Miller speaking Greek. One of the phrases he says translates to "I have three balls." Not basketballs or baseballs, but THOSE types of balls.
- "The family is dry like toast" (in reference to Ian's mother and father)
- At the end of the movie, Ian Miller tells Toula that he once had a zit on his face and removed it. How? "I put Windex on it." I'll never look at Windex the same way again (BTW, if you have a zit, don't try removing it with Windex)
- At the wedding celebration after the ceremony, the scene which ties it all together, where Toula's dad is at the podium speaking: "Miller comes from the greek word 'millos,' which means apple. 'Portakolos' means orange. Apples and oranges, but in the end we're all fruits."
Rating: 
Summary: Cute
Review: My Big Fat Greek Wedding is one of the most solid romantic comedies to come out in recent memory. Usually romantic comedies are a dime a dozen, either unspectacular, or mere teenage drudgery.(Think, how many Freddie Prinze Jr. movies have you seen?) However, Greek Wedding pulls off a difficult feat. It is a smart enough movie that doesn't have to result to sight gags or slapstick. And this movie just doesn't get boring. As I arrived at the theater I saw many sad eyed men, ranging from teenage to middle age. They all looked like they were going to have to watch regretfully, as if their girlfriends/wives had forced them. However, by the end of the film it was easy too see that they had enjoyed the movie as much as I had. It's not schmaltzy, and it's not one of those fairytale romance movies that no matter how implausible always make some women feel happy and cry. It's just an enjoyable film. That happens to involve A LOT of family. As you watch the movie you may be reminded of your own crazy family. And after this film, I think you'll decide that no matter how crazy they are, you're happy to have them.
Rating:
Summary: A great comedy without the garbage content.
Review: I absolutely loved this movie! It was very funny from start to finish with a sweet storyline. The best part was that the movie was funny without the constant crude humor or taking things "over the edge" like most movies do. A very fun movie!
Rating:
Summary: Funny.. Similar to Monsoon Wedding
Review: The movie is great. There is an Indian movie with similar theme called Monsoon Wedding. It is hilarious too and somewhat specific to Indian audience.
Rating:
Summary: Sweet and warm
Review: I really like this movie. It started off kind of unbelievable to me. The character starts off so mousy and within like 2 minutes we are supposed to believe she has done a 180 and be a completely different person after 30 years of being one way. I didn't really buy it at first. I then had a scary thought that I would be like Elaine in Seinfeld, the episode where everyone loves and raves about the movie the English Patient and I would be the only one who hated it.
But then I started to get into the movie and ended up really being pleased with the direction that it took. I felt for these characters and the grandmother was hysterical. I loved the way it ended and it just left me feeling very warm and wishing I belonged to a family and large and crazy as the family portrayed here.
Rating:
Summary: Put some Windex on it...
Review: After several weeks of this film lingering within the top 10, and a lot of good buzz surrounding it I finally had to see it. And I was rewarded for my curiosity. The movie starts with Toula, a 30 year old Greek girl, telling the audience about the three main responsibilities of Greek women: 1) marry a Greek man, 2) have Greek children, and 3) cook Greek food for everyone in the family. ... The film also takes us through the preparations leading up to the wedding, and the wedding itself followed by the reception. There are many small details that set this film apart from others, the honesty of the characters, the reality of Greek culture and traditions, and the simplicity of a timeless story. Nia Verdalos (who plays Toula) wrote the screenplay based on her stand-up comedy show. When Rita Wilson (also Greek) saw it, she quickly convinced Tom Hanks to watch it as well. He saw it, loved it, then decided to produce a movie out of it. It cost a meekly ($$$) to make but estimates have it racking up close to ($$$) by the time it hits videos. It just goes to show, a good story is worth much much more than fancy special effects and big-name
celebrities. (By the way, N'Sync's Joey Fatone plays a small part as Cousin Angelo. If you ask me, he looks and sounds more Italian than Greek. He'll also be one of the cast member's of Rent on Broadway.) I think just about anyone can relate to this movie. Whether you're Greek or not, you'll find something in this film to rave about. I guarantee you will not be dissappointed. LEAP rating (each out of 5): ============================
L (Language) - 4.5 (wonderfully human story, relatable glimpse into Greek life)
E (Erotica) - 0 (n/a)
A (Action) - 0 (n/a)
P (Plot) - 3 ...
Rating:
Summary: Laugh out loud funny
Review: This is the funniest movie I have seen in years! Within the first five minute, I was laughing out loud, and the laughs continued throughout the entire movie, including the final scene. I don't buy very many videos, but this is one I will buy the minute it comes out.
Rating:
Summary: The best comedy of the past ten years...SO GOOD
Review: If u r depressed, sad and moody this film is the ultimate solution. The stories involved in this film can not make you avoid to laught all time. It is a combination of the Greek things that we all love and their contradiction in the North American society. I can not believe it how good I felt after watching this film. It has also very good soundtrack and very good cinematographic approach....
Rating:
Summary: Greek Treat
Review: The last movie I saw with a jam-packed theatre 20 weeks after its release had to have been one of the blockbusters like "The Godfather" or "Titanic." "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" has accomplished this wonder with some extras. Audiences receive every comic nuance with gales of laughter and leave the theatre with smiles on their faces. Scriptwriter/Star Nia Vardalos must be a very happy lady these days! Tuola Portokalos is the youngest daughter of a vibrant, extended Greek family. Not only is there Mom and Dad and bro and sis, there are hordes of aunts and uncles, 27 first cousins, and a live-in Grandma who thinks everyone is a "bloody Turk." Tuola is 30, plain and working as a "menu presenter" at the family-owned restaurant, "Dancing Zorba's." She lives at home, rides to work with Dad, and is subsumed by her family. It is clearly going to take more than contact lenses to make this Plain Jane into a Princess. Though thoroughly loved, her Papa despairs of her fulfilling her destiny of marrying a Greek boy, having beautiful Greek babies, and cooking for the rest of her life. Michael Constantine is brilliant as Papa Gus. His performance is much more than just a comic turn. He is wildly funny, a patriarch, loving father, bewildered husband, hardworking, proud and sometimes poignant. The eternally lovely Lainie Kazan is the mother we would all stand in line to have. Andrea Martin as chic, voluble Aunt Voula is a first rate scene-stealer. These three are a tough act to follow, and sometimes the less experienced Nia Vardalos and John Corbett as her non-Greek young man, Ian Miller, pale beside them. Tuola makes a somewhat abrupt transition from wry, intellectual mouse to bedazzled bride-to-be. John Corbett is almost too agreeable to be true. Louis Mandylor as brother Nic gives an impressive performance by turns exuberant, tentative, practical joker and sensitive. This is a movie for the entire family. The pace and timing are excellent; it is one of the rare ones where you say "Over? Already?" Don't miss it!
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