My Life in Ruins

Name: My Life in Ruins
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Released: June 5, 2009
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 34
Cast: Nia Vardalos, Rachel Dratch, Richard Dreyfuss

2009

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MY LIFE IN RUINS

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Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: June 5, 2009

Starring: Nia Vardalos, Rachel Dratch, Richard Dreyfuss

Summary: Georgia has lost her kefi (Greek for "mojo"). Discouraged by her lack of direction in life, she works as a travel guide, leading a rag-tag group of tourists as she tries to show them the beauty of her native Greece while waiting to land her dream job. Opening their eyes to an exotic foreign land, she too begins to see things in newGeorgia has lost her kefi (Greek for "mojo"). Discouraged by her lack of direction in life, she works as a travel guide, leading a rag-tag group of tourists as she tries to show them the beauty of her native Greece while waiting to land her dream job. Opening their eyes to an exotic foreign land, she too begins to see things in new ways—finding her kefi and possibly love in the process. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)… Expand

Director: Donald Petrie

Genre(s): Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 95 min

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Miami Herald - Connie Ogle

A pleasant if unremarkable romantic comedy that plays out like a sitcom with great scenery. Read full review

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Kate Taylor

This paint-by-numbers romantic comedy is chock-a-block with jokey stereotypes – Americans are obnoxious, Canadians polite, and the Greeks just dance – yet lacking in any real drama, only occasionally mustering enough charm or humour to rise above a predictable formula. Read full review

The Hollywood Reporter - Doris Toumarkine

Ruins is sometimes as sunny as its locations but as familiar and predictable as a Greek diner. Read full review

Christian Science Monitor - Peter Rainer

As a laughing-through-tears jokester tourist, Richard Dreyfuss provides the only moments of real acting, as opposed to overacting, mugging, and scenery chomping. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert

Rarely has a film centered on a character so superficial and unconvincing, played with such unrelenting sameness. I didn't hate it so much as feel sorry for it. Read full review

New Orleans Times-Picayune - Mike Scott

For movie-goers who like a little cleverness with their comedy, however, one word: N-opa. Read full review

Chicago Reader - Cliff Doerksen

Mike Reiss's witless, maudlin screenplay is like rancid leachate trickling from a Dumpster full of rotting sitcom scripts, Mary Kay sales manuals, and romance novels. Read full review

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OsagewasRobbed

Sep 2, 2016

Anyone who has ever been on a tour through Europe would really appreciate this movie, despite some of it's short comings. Pretty accurate portrayal. Negativity from the critics is way overdone and clearly based on their personal beliefs/politics and not the merits of the move.

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Helen

Oct 2, 2009

I loved this movie which had me in hysterics. Richard Dreyfuss was by far the best. I'm Greek and was not at all insulted by this film.