
Toula Portokalos is 30, Greek, and works in her family's restaurant, Dancing Zorba's, in Chicago. All her father Gus wants is for her to get married to a nice Greek boy. But Toula is looking for more in life. Her mother convinces Gus to let her take some computer classes at college (making him think it's his idea). With those classes under her belt, she then takes over her aunt's travel agency (again making her father think it's his idea). She meets Ian Miller, a high school ... (Full plot summary below)
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Toula Portokalos is 30, Greek, and works in her family's restaurant, Dancing Zorba's, in Chicago. All her father Gus wants is for her to get married to a nice Greek boy. But Toula is looking for more in life. Her mother convinces Gus to let her take some computer classes at college (making him think it's his idea). With those classes under her belt, she then takes over her aunt's travel agency (again making her father think it's his idea). She meets Ian Miller, a high school English teacher, WASP, and dreamboat she had made a fool of herself over at the restaurant; they date secretly for a while before her family finds out. Her father is livid over her dating a non-Greek. He has to learn to accept Ian; Ian has to learn to accept Toula's huge family, and Toula has to learn to accept herself.
Leave your thoughts about My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
| Arizona Daily StarPhil VillarrealIt's a sweet, laugh-a-minute crowd pleaser that lifts your spirits as well as the corners of your mouth. |
| Cinemaphile.orgDavid KeyesAlthough films of this flavor depend primarily on their comic timing to win over an audience, director Joel Zwick finds other outlets of brilliance... |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversLike Vardalos and Corbett, who play their roles with vibrant charm, the film, directed by Joel Zwick, is heartfelt and hilarious in ways you can't fake. It's a keeper. |
| Decent Films GuideSteven D. GreydanusEndearing eccentricities, such as Toula's father's improvisational Greek etymologies of words like "kimono" and his reliance on Windex for a range of external-use medicinal purposes, help humanize the characters. |
| AboutFilm.comCarlo CavagnaNow, Nia Vardalos will jump out of your movie screen or television set...and club you over the head with a bottle of Windex until you give in to her aggressively overbearing humor! |
| Film Quips OnlineJohn R. McEwen...Captures the nature of true romance, with just enough slapstick (a Greek invention) to make you laugh out loud. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher Smith...begins on a high note and sustains it beautifully. |
| Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)Jonathan R. PerryExactly what its title implies: lusty, boisterous and utterly charming. |
| Film BlatherEugene NovikovAn embarrassment, a film so humiliating to everyone involved, it is shocking that protesters haven't come out of the woodwork to scream bloody murder. |
| Zap2it.comMichael SzymanskiIf you come from a family that eats, meddles, argues, laughs, kibbitzes and fights together, then go see this delightful comedy. |