Directed by:
Kirk JonesScreenplay:
Nia VardalosCinematography:
Jim DenaultComposer:
Christopher LennertzCast:
Peter Tharos, John Stamos, John Corbett, Alex Wolff, Nia Vardalos, Lainie Kazan, Rita Wilson, Elena Kampouris, Andrea Martin, Louis Mandylor, Gia Carides (more)VOD (1)
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The family you love is back! Written by Nia Vardalos, the story jumps forward 10 years. Toula (Vardalos) and Ian (John Corbett) have been married a long time and their relationship has lost some of its spark. Like most mothers, Toula is at odds with her 17-year-old daughter, Paris, and trying to find time for herself and husband. Just like Toula is to her parents, Paris is everything to Toula and Ian. But Paris is not content to be relegated to everyone's thoughts of what constitutes a good Greek girl. As she grapples with her family's expectations of her, a Portokalos family secret will bring three generations of family members together for an even bigger and Greeker wedding! (Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment)
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It's nice to have all the actors back, but it's just not the same anymore. It's more of a wacky rather than a thoughtful comedy, which is a bit of a shame because the first film relied mainly on a good screenplay and good chemistry between the characters. They're essentially just supporting characters here, and the main focus is on getting the grandmother and grandfather to remarry. A few funny moments, yes, but nothing more.
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Under the boring and dull direction of Kirk Jones, the sequel to the most lucrative romantic comedy of all time comes off as a painful exhibition of failed jokes (after every potentially humorous line there is a cut to someone who is screaming clutching his head or rolling his eyeballs, reliably stamping it into the ground) and goofy characters who, under the slogan "more screaming means more laughter", turned from cute, peculiar Greek oddballs into unsympathetic hysterical idiots. This time the story focuses not on Toula and her husband Ian, but rather on her parents (there is a scene with a naked pensioner stuck in a bathtub) and her daughter looking for a college to go to (a desperate attempt by the whole family to convince the 30-year-old protagonist that she first needs to find a groom was justified in the first film, but now, when it is trying to push an eighteen-year-old student into the same thing, it's just weird). However, the plot often stands in place, and overall, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 feels like an episode of some average half-hour sitcom spanning ninety minutes.
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