I went to this expecting another "Animal House". What I saw could actually win an Oscar!
MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING
If anyone has anybody in their families who is "ethnic", you'll get it.
The movies is about a 32 year old, unmarried, plain...well sort of ugly Greek woman who works at her father's Greek restaurant. He expects her to be married already to a Nice Greek Boy and be making babies.
She just doesn't seem to fit in. In elementary school she would have moussaka while all the other little girls had bologna sandwiches. When she told them what it was they would all laugh and say "Moosecaca"
She meets a teacher from a rich (excuse me...WASP) family. He's now a vegetarian. They meet by accident in the Greek restaurant and keep running into each other.
Bottom line...he's not Greek...so dad's not happy. Somehow they even make the Greek girl look almost pretty--amazing. Reminds me of Moon Struck in a way. There is finally a humongous Greek wedding, with roast lamb on a spit and a gazillion aunts, uncles, grandparents, kids, kids, kids. Only a few people come from the grooms side and they are "subdued" to say the least.
In the end, even the rich family is getting into the UZO---OOPA!
The film was made for about 3 million dollars and has already grossed over 25 million. It was produced by Tom Hanks wife.
It's not at many theaters but it's worth it, IMHO.
It kinda leave you with the "warm fuzzies"
Try it, you'll like it!
Larry Stein
