Nia vardalos plays most of my life in ruins with a fixed toothpaste smile, which is no wonder, because her acting in the film feels uncomfortably close to her posing for a portrait. On one particular tour, she meets the love of her life and must choose between life in greece or leaving to pursue her academic dreams. My life in ruins is a meetcute romance for the cameratouting tourist set. So she, director donald petrie, and screenwriter mike reiss who cocreated the critic with partner al jean, and presided over some of the simpsons glory years have gone back to the source and crapped out my life in ruins, a quasisequel to wedding that shamelessly recycles the sitcomandschmaltz formula of vardalos breakthrough hit. Jun 05, 2009 lets hope the appealing everywoman miss vardalos doesnt wait another five years to make a movie and lets hope her next one doesnt feature a single souvlaki. Watch my life in ruins movie trailers, exclusive videos, interviews from the cast, movie clips and more at. But, as she leads a ragtag group of tourists through her native. Driving aphrodite is a 2009 romantic comedy film set amongst the ruins of ancient greece, starring nia vardalos, richard dreyfuss, alexis georgoulis, rachel dratch, harland williams and alistair mcgowan. My life in ruins is supposed to be a lighthearted, romantic comedy about a jaded tour guide who rediscovers the magic of living by the people in her tour be honest, this was not remotely as good as i thought itd be. This movie is about the everpresent possibility of love my life in ruins is the first major project helped by the hellenic film commission, recently created by greece. Unemployed history buff georgia nia vardalos finds herself reduced to sharing her knowledge of ancient greece with a bus full of eccentric international tourists. Finally, the my life in ruins script is here for all you fans of the nia vardalos movie.
Georgia nia vardalos, a travel guide, feels that her life as no direction. The most fun you can have without a passport a greek tour guide named georgia attempts to recapture her kefi greek for mojo by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. Met nia vardalos, richard dreyfuss en alexis georgoulis. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of a.
The film and all its characters are as tacky and charmless at the end as they are. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. The essence of my life in ruins is about how georgias life view is changed when she falls in love with her tours bus driver, poupi alexis georgoulis, and when she learns a thing or two about taking chances from irv richard dreyfus, the most flamboyant of her clients. If you like my life in ruins you are looking for sentimental, funny and sweet movies about with tour guide, workplace romance, romance, hospital, looking for love, nothing goes right and singleness themes of comedy and romance genre shot in usa or spain.
Financial analysis of my life in ruins 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The movie is a followup to the 2002 comedy, my big fat greek wedding, which was written by nia vardalos. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. This is a great movie, some comedy is meant for older audiences not children, but it will not disappoint. Watch my life in ruins streaming online hulu free trial. Find out where my life in ruins 2008 is streaming, if my life in ruins 2008 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Read the my life in ruins movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. My life in ruins 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Rent my life in ruins 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. If you like my life in ruins you might like similar movies new in town, no reservations, made of honor, the ultimate gift, maid in manhattan. Available on itunes, starz, prime video, hulu the mediterranean world holds romance among the relics for a dispirited greek tour guide. Gold circle entertainment and hbo present a playtone production of my big fat greek wedding 2, the longawaited followup to the highestgrossing romantic comedy of all time. Feb 28, 20 immerse yourself in this sunny, uplifting romantic comedy starring oscar nominee nia vardalos my big fat greek wedding and academy award winner richard dreyfuss.
With stereotypical characters and a shopworn plot, my life in ruins is a. The storyline in my life in ruins is simple and, you guessed it, the dialogue leans toward predictable. My life in ruins 2008 where to stream and watch decider. Nia vardalos plays most of my life in ruins with a fixed toothpaste smile, which is no wonder, because her acting in the film feels.
My life in ruins by donald petrie donald petrie, nia. The film is about a tour guide whose life takes a personal detour, while her group gets entangled in comic situations among the ruins, with a series of unexpected. A disgruntled tour guide in greece gains an unexpected new outlook on life thanks to one of the people on what she intends to be her last tour. Eventually, her passion for history leads her to a job as a tour guide. Watch my life in ruins english subtitles at a greek tour guide named georgia attempts to recapture her kefi greek for mojo by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around greece and showing them the beauty of her native land. My life in ruins, the latest film starring nia vardalos my big fat greek wedding, wont be around come awards season. Watch my life in ruins full movie online free 123movies. Jun 03, 2009 my life in ruins is a middleaged hallmark chick flick that makes you wish you were on a greek vacation and not, in fact, watching the movie. The romance was a bit better in belgium and maybe the movie overall but they are close.
Her new movie my life in ruins may look like its just my big fat greek vacation, like it might share some of my big fat greek weddings surprising. The central question posed by my life in ruins is, what happened to the nia vardalos who wrote and starred in my big fat greek wedding. Georgia opens the groups eyes to the beauty of an exotic land, and, in the process, rediscovers her kefi. Pg 95 min comedy, romance a travel guide rediscovers her romantic side on a trip around greece. Jan 12, 2009 from nia vardalos, writer and star of my big fat greek wedding, comes the hilarious comedy my life in ruins. Start your free trial to watch my life in ruins and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more.
It was, at times cheesy, but i think that was actually intentional, which is unfortunate. From nia vardalos, writer and star of my big fat greek wedding, comes the hilarious comedy my life in ruins. Rarely has a film centered on a character so superficial and unconvincing, played with such unrelenting sameness. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Watch my life in ruins starring nia vardalos in this comedy on directv. You will fall in love with all the characters on the bus tour and wish you were there with them. Georgia nia vardalos has lost her kefi greek for mojo. A travel guide nia vardalos sees her native greece in a new light while leading a tourist group. I wasnt sure what to expect after watching my big fat greek wedding, but i was pleasantly surprised with this movie, as i was with my big fat greek wedding.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or in store pickup. My life in ruins has nary a special effect nor an awardwinning performance. Mar 01, 2019 looking to watch my life in ruins 2008. Komedie romantiek film geregisseerd door donald petrie. A greek tour guide named georgia attempts to recapture her kefi greek for mojo by guiding a ragtag group of tourists around greece and showing them the. With nia vardalos, richard dreyfuss, rachel dratch, alexis georgoulis. The problem is that my life in ruins isnt a lively rerun. My life in ruins 2009 trailers and clips moviefone. Defiantly square and focusgroup engineered to appeal to those harboring a soft spot for my big fat greek wedding, the nia vardalos vehicle my life in ruins. Along the way, she manages to open their eyes to the wonders of an exotic foreign land while beginning. Driving aphrodite is a 2009 romantic comedy film set amongst the ruins of ancient greece, starring nia vardalos, richard dreyfuss. The combination of the appealing nia vardalos my big fat greek wedding and the breathtaking location shooting in greece make my life in ruins the perfect film escape.
My life in ruins 2009 georgia nia vardalos, a travel guide, feels that her life as no direction. My life in ruins is the story of georgia, an american expert on ancient history unhappily working in greece as a tour guide. Watch my life in ruins starring nia vardalos in this romance on directv. Watch my life in ruins trailers and video, including teasers, extended looks, exclusive clips, footage, sneak peeks, interviews, and more on moviefone. With stereotypical characters and a shopworn plot, my life in ruins is a charmless romantic comedy. Nia vardalos plays a greek tourbus guide, and learns on the way how to make this job fun for her and fun for the tourists on her bus. Ruins is sometimes as sunny as its locations but as familiar and predictable as a. Needless to say, by the time the end credits begin to roll, georgia has. My life in ruins movie trailer and videos tv guide. Watch my life in ruins online stream full movie directv. My life in ruins pg comedy, romance movie 2009 a travel guide nia vardalos sees her native greece in a new light while leading a tourist group. Georgia is an american academic whos lost her teaching job in athens. Shes taken a job as a tour guide, but she hates it and it shows. My life in ruins 2009 rotten tomatoes movie trailers.
But if youre in the mood for an evening of amusing fluff, familiar humor, and an uncomplicated romance, my life in ruins will do. The star of my big fat greek wedding is finally going to greece. Rent my life in ruins 2009 starring nia vardalos and richard dreyfuss on dvd and bluray. The script is the picture of predictability, and the only viewer who could doubt that georgia and poupi will have a mindblowing affair is one whos never seen a romantic comedy. The film works as a featherlight romantic comedy, with vardaloss character, georgia, facing burnout in her job with a cutrate tour company in greece. My life in ruins official trailer from nia vardalos, writer and star of my big fat greek wedding, comes the hilarious comedy my life in ruins.
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