My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
The Portokalos family travels to Greece for a family reunion.
- Released: 2023-09-08
- Runtime: 100 minutes
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Stars: Nia Vardalos, Elena Kampouris, Lainie Kazan, Maria Vacratsis, Louis Mandylor, Joey Fatone, Gia Carides, Elias Kacavas, John Corbett, Andrea Martin
- Director: Nia Vardalos
Comments
- arklow-63815 - 17 June 2024
Yet another 'film' that's more of an extended music video with dialogue
I do hope that this franchise doesn't go for a 4th outing as it's getting decidedly worse film by film. Installment 3 is particularly implausible on so many levels that it's just not worth listing them all - let's just say the BIG mistake on which the entire film premise rests is wrong - Greeks do not get cremated, the Greek Orthodox Church is completely opposed to cremation and it is actually illegal throughout Greece. The deceased and his family would have been ostracised by all the people they met for involvement in this desecration of a rigid religious and social Greek convention.
Despite this I sort of enjoyed the film as a bit of light entertainment (especially the overly long photo montage before it even started, the food looked very appetising, but more suited to a documentary and I was surprised that there were no extras on the DVD).
The introduction of an obviously lesbian main character was unsatisfactory as her story went absolutely no where and so was merely coy posturing as was the involvement of 'cuddly' refugees and the extremely unlikely friendly local reaction to them. Xenophobia is of course a Greek word, and the friendliness shown to tourists (even if a bit false at times) is not extended to refugees with no spending power. - ecatlasvegas - 31 March 2024
Useless Movie
Absolutely the most boring movie could not go past their stupid dialogue and unfunny characterization totally waste of time and money Tick Tock videos are more entertaining than this garbage. The cast of characters are more like caricatures and their Escapade is not only not entertaining but slovenly and getting paid for this stupidity. The first in the series was good but banking on viewers patronage and should not have been ever filmed. More like a poor documentary for Greek tourism. Nia is looks old and unfunny. Rest of the characters are have fake Greek accent and look ridiculous. The scene on the plane is bad. - WereWolf1776 - 13 March 2024
Stink Stank Stunk
I was looking forward to watching the third installment of the MBFGW franchise, as I had hoped that it would be more like the first and less like the second. I was very disappointed as this movie was so bad that it was pure torture to continue watching. The androgynous character was a bit funny and quirky at first and then the character became forced and way too over the top. The other characters were bland and the story just flatlined. The one thing that stands out in these three movies is that there is never really an arc to the storyline. For example, the storyline of the couple attempting to keep their relationship a secret, was never permitted to play out. One moment it was secret and forbidden, and the next scene, their love was excepted with absolutely no bridge from disapproval to approval? Also, the movie seemed to be largely relying on the sentimental nostalgia of the first movie. Which would be fine if that was in small doses and if it flowed properly with the plot of the entire film. However, that was not the case with this third installment, as the movie was struggling to shoulder a whole movie's worth of nostalgia in one poorly written film. Third, the introduction of the Mother's dementia felt overly forced and fell short of reaching the audience on an emotional level. This character development seemed more like the writers had added this to the story for that purpose, however, in the end they did not know how to adequately fit this subplot into the story. Lastly, John Corbett was so out of shape in this movie it was hard to look at him. I remember him when he was a 20 something in Northern Exposure and to see this stark contrast between his former self and now, was a hard pill to swallow. I know that we cannot be 20 and attractive forever, but wow this guy really let himself go, yikes. All in all, this movie was shockingly boring, the jokes fell flat, and it made absolutely no attempts to hold the audience's interest. I would recommend passing on this yawn fest.
