My Movie Review on My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Bueno dias, my friends.
This is your friendly film, TV show, and episode reporter here with another review.
And today, for my 113th film analysis and 4th installment of my "February Festivity", I'm gonna give you guys my take of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding".
Here's the summary of it:
Toula is a 30 year old Greek girl who has been working in her family's restaurant for quite some time.
Hoping for better things in life, Toula enrolls at a college to study computers. Then, she gets a job working at her aunt's travel agency. Her life, however, suddenly has its biggest change ever when she meets a Non-Greek school teacher named Ian Miller and they fall in love.
Despite their love for one another being true and clear, Toula seems to have trouble coming to terms with her Greek heritage. And her father has major trouble coming to terms with his daughter being in love with a Non-Greek.
Will the two of them ever be able to work things out? Or not?
If I'm going to be honest, the only nitpick I have about this movie was that there were some cuss words in it that weren't appropriate for a PG-rated film, especially the use of a certain synonym for donkey. That, and I felt that the amount of kissing and making out between Toula and Ian needed to be toned down some.
Other than that, though, this film is literally one of the best romantic-comedies I've ever seen!
The direction by Joel Zwick, and the story by Nia Vardalos, were all extremely fun and well-worked. The fact that this movie had the involvement of Tom Hanks and wife Rita Wilson as producers alongside Gary Goetzman was also really fascinating, and I can tell that they obviously lent their own touches to the film.
In all honesty, Vardalos was a definite visionare! She and director Zwick clearly knew how to do a romantic-comedy right, that's for sure. Every joke in the film landed with such fluency and timing, and the best parts about them were that they were the opposite of disgusting and were wholly innocent. The film was also not without heart, emotion, and moral; the themes it had about love and family were nicely done too.
Likewise, the music that was composed by Alexander Janko and Chris Wilson was melodiously marvelous. I love the sense of passion that the two of them were incorporating, as it's strong enough to help a small film feel so huge. My favorite of the musical elements was that of the guitar playing, as well as the vibes the music had that strongly resonated with Toula and her family being Greeks.
Finally, the performances of the cast, casting, characters, and character development were amazing! Each and every character on board was just so lovable and memorable, and they all developed nicely throughout the film. The chemistry that Nia Vardalos and John Corbett created between their characters, as well as their performances, were particularly awesome.
In conclusion, "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", is an absolutely delicious treat that well worthwhile, particularly as a romantic-comedy.
So, I rate "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" 4½ out of 5 stars.
