My Life in Ruins (2009)
Average Rating: 3.5/10
Reviews Counted: 119
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 108
With stereotypical characters and a shopworn plot, My Life in Ruins is a charmless romantic comedy.
Average Rating: 3.7/10
Critic Reviews: 32
Fresh: 3 | Rotten: 29
With stereotypical characters and a shopworn plot, My Life in Ruins is a charmless romantic comedy.
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Georgia (Nia Vardalos) came to Greece to follow a man. A few years later, she's been cast aside -- alone and adrift in a foreign land. Eventually, her passion for history leads her to a job as a tour guide. But Georgia is bored, and has lost her "kefi" (Greek for mojo) to boot. When taciturn sasquatch Poupi (Alexis Georgoulis) replaces the regular driver at the last minute, the frazzled tour guide thinks that her luck has just hit rock bottom. Thankfully, Georgia's latest batch of tourists is a
Jun 5, 2009 Wide
Oct 6, 2009
$8.5M
Fox Searchlight Pictures
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Cast
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Nia Vardalos
Georgia -
Richard Dreyfuss
Irv -
Harland Williams
Big Al -
Rachel Dratch
Kim -
Alexis Georgoulis
Poupi -
Maria Botto
Lala -
Ralph Nossek
Barnaby -
Sheila Bernette
Dorcas -
María Adánez
Lena -
Bernice Stegers
Maria -
Caroline Goodall
Dr. Tullen -
Ian Ogilvy
Mr. Tullen -
Rita Wilson
Elinor -
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Alistair McGowan
Nico -
Brian Palermo
Marc -
Sophie Stuckey
Caitlin -
Nacho Pérez
Doudi -
Jareb Dauplaise
Gator -
Simon Gleeson
Ken -
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Serenella Magriny
Svetlana -
Marta Schweizer
Olga -
María Ripalda
Lenka -
Denise Moreno
Kathy
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All Critics (120) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (11) | Rotten (108) | DVD (1)
Hollywood 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.
Top CriticAs a laughing-through-tears jokester tourist, Richard Dreyfuss provides the only moments of real acting, as opposed to overacting, mugging, and scenery chomping.
It doesn't feel genuine at all, it feels contrived from start to finish.
You know precisely where it's headed and how it will get there halfway into Act One.
My Life in Ruins will neither ruin nor change nor significantly impact your life.
Defiantly square and focus-group engineered to appeal to those harboring a soft spot for "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," the Nia Vardalos vehicle My Life in Ruins doesn't do Greece or its star many favors.
The story is loaded with cliches and weak characters that are simply too annoying to handle.
My Big Fat Greek Coach Full of Clichés.
Leave it to Hollywood to take a bad idea and make it terrible.
Nia Vardalos is as charming and watchable as ever but this is cliche ridden fluff.
As the end of the road finally draws near, you'll need to pull over and throw up.
Feels like its been churned out by some auto-plot generator.
Feeble romantic comedy.
The film and all its characters are as tacky and charmless at the end as they are on first impressions.
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.
Vardalos' peppy charm and the postcard scenery make for pleasant diversions, but there's no getting away from the script's mawkishness.
It's a bit like ouzo: seems like fun at the time but you'll no doubt regret it in the morning.
It's like Mamma Mia! without the songs, wit and charm, or Shirley Valentine after a full frontal lobotomy.
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.
The film is sweet and has a jolly holiday feel but is sadly let down by Nia's unfunny acting.
Think of Shirley Valentine and take away charm, wit, realism and Pauline Collins.
Might as well be called My Big Fat Greek Package Holiday.
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