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.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Jul 16, 2009 Wide
US Box Office: $8,474,608
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
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 2.5/5 |
Petrie, who handled slapstick with ease in Miss Congeniality, has lost his timing with this one. There's none of the blithely nonsensical spirit that infuses the atmosphere when actors are enjoying themselves. Full Review |
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Tired and cliche-ridden, saved only by the authentic scenery, with the movie allowed unprecedented access to sites in Greece such as The Acropolis. Full Review |
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 2.5/5 |
The film contains a constant stream of lowbrow gags and pratfalls as Georgia lurches her way towards happiness, romance and a secure job in the Grecian tourist trade. It's lightweight, inoffensive fluff. Full Review |
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1.5 |
The main attraction of the film is visiting some of the great sites of Greece. Full Review |
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2/5 |
The film feels slighter than its hugely successful predecessor. Full Review |
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1/5 |
My Big Fat Greek Disaster as the familiar sights of mainstream romcoms are presented in a terrible, uninspired tour. Full Review |
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We almost get to care about Georgia's fate, if it weren't for the fact that none of the film rings true and real Full Review |
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There's no denying Nia Vardalos' appeal as the stitched up Greek tour guide lacking in people skills who discovers there is romance in more than classical history, but it is all too simplistic and contrived Full Review |
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F+ |
Leave it to Hollywood to take a bad idea and make it terrible. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Nia Vardalos is as charming and watchable as ever but this is cliche ridden fluff. Full Review |
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1/5 |
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. Full Review |
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2/5 |
As the end of the road finally draws near, you'll need to pull over and throw up. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Feels like its been churned out by some auto-plot generator. Full Review |
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Feeble romantic comedy. Full Review |
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1/5 |
The film and all its characters are as tacky and charmless at the end as they are on first impressions. Full Review |
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1/5 |
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. Full Review |
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2/5 |
Vardalos’ peppy charm and the postcard scenery make for pleasant diversions, but there’s no getting away from the script’s mawkishness. Full Review |
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2/5 |
It's a bit like ouzo: seems like fun at the time but you'll no doubt regret it in the morning. Full Review |
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0/5 |
It's like Mamma Mia! without the songs, wit and charm, or Shirley Valentine after a full frontal lobotomy. Full Review |
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1/5 |
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. Full Review |
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