Think of Shirley Valentine and take away charm, wit, realism and Pauline Collins.
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10/04/09
My Life in Ruins (2009)
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Reviews Counted:111
Fresh:11
Rotten:100
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: With stereotypical characters and a shopworn plot, My Life in Ruins is a charmless romantic comedy.
Theatrical Release:02-10-2009
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Maria Adanez, Sheila Bernette
Director: Donald Petrie
Reviews for My Life in Ruins
Nia Vardalos is as charming and watchable as ever but this is cliche ridden fluff.
10/04/09
Top CriticHollywood doesn’t know what to do with difference, any more than it does with ruins. It’s about time Vardalos, or someone, gave the suits a guided tour.
10/04/09
Top CriticWhile there are some witty observations along the way, this tourism rom-com is so resolutely unromantic and unfunny that it feels like a package holiday during which you have to share a hotel room with the group clown.
09/25/09
This mess - henceforth to be known as My Big Fat Greek Tragedy - is the most embarrassing thing to come out of the Eastern Med since Prince Philip.
10/04/09
The film has the feel of a vaudeville show, with a series of stock characters entering and exiting, hamming for the camera as they go.
05/27/09
Turgid, sappy and utterly failing to utilise a cast including Richard Dreyfuss, it's bad enough to make you smash plates over your own head.
10/04/09
Feeble romantic comedy.
10/04/09
This laboured romantic comedy has little to recommend it beyond the picture-postcard locations.
10/04/09
Vardalos’ peppy charm and the postcard scenery make for pleasant diversions, but there’s no getting away from the script’s mawkishness.
10/04/09
What a comforting fable to warm us as the evenings draw in. Away with cynicism! Enjoy if you can. The cast look as if they did.
10/04/09
It's a bit like ouzo: seems like fun at the time but you'll no doubt regret it in the morning.
10/04/09
While Vardalos does her big fat best to keep it fresh, the duff characters and uninspired direction make Greece look as appealing as a week-old kebab.
10/04/09
As the end of the road finally draws near, you'll need to pull over and throw up.
10/04/09
Top CriticThe film and all its characters are as tacky and charmless at the end as they are on first impressions.
10/04/09
Feels like its been churned out by some auto-plot generator.
10/04/09
Top CriticMight as well be called My Big Fat Greek Package Holiday.
10/04/09
It's like Mamma Mia! without the songs, wit and charm, or Shirley Valentine after a full frontal lobotomy.
10/04/09
Vardalos' charming and likeable presence ensures that this is just about watchable, but it's painfully unfunny and the script is full of horrible cliches and lazy stereotypes.
10/02/09
The film is sweet and has a jolly holiday feel but is sadly let down by Nia's unfunny acting.
10/04/09
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