Bookgirl and I went to this movie last night. It's amazing how bad a critic can make a movie sound. It got zero stars in our local paper by a syndicated critic.
There were about 10 people at the late showing, including us. All women. We all had fun.
Yes, yada yada, it's not Shakespeare. It's not sci fi or adventure. It's probably not a guy flick.
It's just a light romance with a bunch of quirky tourists (we were glad we'd never traveled with quite such quirks) who bond throughout the trip in endearing ways. There's some humor, a bad guy, a quirky employer. It is all done light heartedly. Yes, there are cliches. But that makes it interesting, just to see how they play out. (The older lady who steals is one of them.)
Nia Vardalos is as beautiful as ever. She has a wonderfully expressive face. I think it's too bad the movie got no stars, because it will probably be gone before anyone hears word of mouth that it is a very nice movie to while away some time in.
I hadn't realized that Richard Dreyfuss is in it. He also has an expressive face. Nuances in the eyes.
One caveat: Nia walks around the ruins in unbelievably high heels. We've been to Olympia, Delphi, and Athens, so it was lovely to see this scenery again, including the Pantheon at night (magical!) But there is no way I could have walked in any of them with high heels without turning an ankle. Delphi had quite steep slopes with a lot of gravel. I was afraid coming down I might just slip on the gravel. No way would I navigate in heels.
The bad guy gets his comeuppance. Georgia (Nia) finds love. There's some comedy; some pathos. We get to see the views.
I want to go to Greece again.
What's so bad about going to the movies just to have a good time.
Karin
Originally posted 2009-06-08 13:29:34.
Related posts:
- Review Ghost of Girlfriends Past Well, this was a totally fun movie! Matthew McConaughey has superb comic timing, as well as believability when he delivers a changed monologue. And I...
- Underdog Have no fear, Underdog is here! Who let the dogs out, woof, woof! I took the girls to see Underdog this afternoon, and we all...
- Finding Joy short movie This is a short inspirational movie from Simple Truths. It's 3 minutes. Have fun! I like a lot of the philosophy. Find your joy and...
- Motivational sales movie This is another short (3 minute) movie from Simple Truths. I enjoyed the quotes. I hope you do too. They apply to more than just...
- Meet the Robinsons, movie review contains spoiler For those of you parenting adopted children this is a friend's thoughts on seeing the film with her two adopted daughters so you will have...
