My Big Fat Greek Wedding is a lighthearted romantic comedy, perfect for a rainy autumn evening.
It tells the story of a disenchanted “ugly-duckling” Greek-American girl in her thirties (Toula Portokalos), who falls in love with a charming ”non-Greek” guy (Ian Miller). This seems to be a huge problem for her traditional family, especially her stubborn father, who cannot understand that his little girl wants to marry a man who has no Greek roots whatsoever.
The film treats, in a funny way, something that is still a big issue for some cultures: mixed marriages. Albeit it is becoming more and more common for people with different religions, races or cultures to get married, incredibly enough this kind of couples do still have problems nowadays with their family and friends, or even society in general. Fortunately, this is changing little by little.
Though I’m not a big fan of Nia Vardalos, the leading actress, I think her acting is, if not brilliant, not bad at all. At any rate, I prefer her partner, John Corbett, who I know very well for his effective roles in two of my favourite TV series: Northern exposure, and Sex and the city.
The character I like most is Toula’s father, Gus. An unyielding, devoted family man, who sometimes may look like an old fuddy-duddy but in fact feels really proud of his Greek roots. He loves his daughter most of all, but too often he can be really annoying and pigheaded. In my opinion, Michael Constantine, the actor who plays this role, does a great job and is the protagonist of many of the funniest scenes.
To finish, I have to say My Big Fat Greek Wedding is not the best film I’ve ever seen, and probably it won’t appeal to everyone, but undoubtedly it is easy to watch, full of enjoyable moments, and I would recommend it to all of you who want to have a nice time in front of the TV screen with your family or friends.
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