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- 2016
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 34 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 34 m
Summary After spending most of their time focusing on their troubling teenage daughter, Toula (Nia Vardalos) and Ian (John Corbett) are facing marital problems while also having to deal with yet another Greek wedding – this time, even bigger and fatter.
Directed By: Kirk Jones
Written By: Nia Vardalos
- 2016
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 34 m
- 2016
- PG-13
- Universal Pictures
- 1 h 34 m
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
37
5.4
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Summary After spending most of their time focusing on their troubling teenage daughter, Toula (Nia Vardalos) and Ian (John Corbett) are facing marital problems while also having to deal with yet another Greek wedding – this time, even bigger and fatter.
Directed By: Kirk Jones
Written By: Nia Vardalos
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
37
9% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
34% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
Metascore
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 32 Critic Reviews
37
9% Positive
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
56% Mixed
18 Reviews
18 Reviews
34% Negative
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
A sequel that’s never subtle, rarely surprising — and as rich, syrupy, sweet and satisfying as a tray of homemade baklava.
That it all works to the extent that it does is due to its undeniably sweet depiction of a close-knit extended family whose members truly care for and help each other. It's cinematic wish fulfillment in this era of broken families and far-off relatives who keep in touch via social media.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 75 User Ratings
5.4
40% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
31% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
29% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 75 User Ratings
5.4
40% Positive
30 Ratings
30 Ratings
31% Mixed
23 Ratings
23 Ratings
29% Negative
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
I like metacritic, i use metacritic just about every day but sometimes I just don't get metacritic and how they arrive at their scores. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 should not have a (Red 37) nor should it have a cumulative User Score of 5.9. It is a much better experience - in every way - than those scores would lead one to believe. Just as with the first film (and to a lesser extent the 7-episode TV series) Nia has filled her film with heart and humor (I laughed aloud consistently throughout MBFGW2) and she delivers some very effective one-liners as well as a lot of visual humor - especially concerning the (now) great-grandmother. Funny is funny and it can't be faked and MBFGW2 is solidly funny. That I am Nia's age (I am actually 8 months younger) does not matter really but she does deliver a remarkably effective take on the (simple) passage of time and the toll it takes (yes, it is a comedy) on all of us. And that is the added layer of pathos that is a welcome gift in MBFGW2. I knew something was amiss when at six weeks now the sequel is still playing. (Red 37) closes in a week or two but at six weeks the people have spoken and word of mouth takes over and keeps a film running. I have to believe (as I do believe) that anyone who takes the time to see MBFGW2 will see that there is so much there to be enjoyed - much more than i expected from the metacritic scores - and the clever and sometimes heart-tugging parallels to the original film make this sequel one of the best that I have ever seen. I loved this film and I very nearly sat through it a second time yesterday...just staying in my **** the end I didn't, but i was tempted, oh yes, tempted and when was the last time that happened? It has been a very long time indeed! Thank you Nia and thanks to Rita and Tom as well.
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 is a veritable feast of low-hanging fruit. The laughs are obvious, we see them coming a mile away.
If you loved the first one, you’ll happily sit through this one. It’s just not quite as good.
Predictable, tired, formulaic, it makes up for its lack of originality with a bigger budget, louder jokes, louder costumes, and louder music.
What once bubbled up from a sincere love of Greek family has now congealed into the all-too-familiar Hollywood tale of milking a cash cow until cries for mercy.
The comedy is forced, the drama nonexistent and the actors melt into a yapping clan that seems to go everywhere en masse — a gesticulating blob of upraised shoulders and upturned palms.
I think the critics are dead wrong with their reviews. If you liked the first one you'll like the second one. The casting was wonderful they paid real attention to the detail of the first one with the same great characters you loved from the first one right down to the smallest roles. Nostalgically funny reiterating the fun moments from the first one in the same way you loved it before. Overall the movie is witty, funny, charming, and lovable just like the first one. If I could rate it higher than 10 I would I simply loved it.
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Another fat wedding in one big Greek family.
A sequel after the 14 years, actually it was not bad. It followed a simple story of another fat wedding in the Toula's big family. Great to see them all once again, and I hope the third film as well will be made very sooner than another 14 years. This franchise has a wonderful set of the characters and each one was in a very unique that imprinted its trademark and so the film gave them all equal parts to explore the opportunity.
Yep, it's not anymore about Toula, particularly not in this part or if you're expecting it to be about her daughter, you will be disappointed, but it was a well distributed contents to all the characters and extracted as much as possible good comedies. Beside it was written by Toula (Nia Vardalos) like the previous film.
Most of the stuff was as expected, like the slapstick humours. Not everybody would going love it, but if you had liked the first then definitely you would enjoy it as well. Even the first film was not a masterpiece and so this one yet undeniably a good entertainer. Nowadays, in this kind of theme you won't get a fresh storyline, but this one was very original. From the director by 'Everybody's Fine' fame, who really did a good job. A decent summer film, but a very enjoyable film with the family.
6/10
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Toula (Nia Vardalos) and Ian (John Corbett) are still married 17 years later. They now have a semi-surly teenage daughter who's humiliated by her heritage, while their own relationship is losing a bit of focus. True to the title, there's another wedding that brings the family together, after much comic mayhem. All of the fussy relatives are back, including a few new ones and there's plenty of mildly entertaining "Greek comedy." There's nothing subtle or surprising in this sequel and the writing (also by Vardalos) is somewhat bland. Still, audiences who prefer broad, obvious, family-style humor may find it sweetly appealing.
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this movie may have issues with focus and have absolutely no idea what to do with some of it's characters but it really is still charming and funny though i admit that was still funny if a bit more predictable than the last film. Nia Vardalos writing still feels very personal and authentic and Michael Constantine give another fantastic performance i just won't be in a rush to see it again.
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Was extremely bored at times and the story wasn't necessarily any good. And the acting was sub par at domes. I will give it some credit by attempting some heart-warming parts. But the majority of the film was pointless.
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Production Company
Gold Circle Films,
HBO Films,
Playtone,
Universal Pictures
Release Date Mar 25, 2016
Duration 1 h 34 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline People change. Greeks don't.
Awards
AARP Movies for Grownups Awards
• 2 Nominations
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
• 1 Nomination
