Ensofter Overrated and overhyped

2hotFeature one of my absolute favorites!

ReaderKenka Let's be realistic.

Fulke Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

paulclaassen Finally a comedy that is naturally funny! I loved every minute of this delightful, hilarious comedy. The blend of culture and nationality was wonderful, the dialogue and plot great, and the acting fantastically realistic. Andrea Martin in particular was sensational as Aunt Voula. "He don't eat no meat! What do you mean he don't eat no meat? That's okay, I'll make lamb." Oh, you gotta love it!!

m-ozfirat First of all the film is intended to be an ethnic comedy when in my view it would of worked better if it was a marital comedy with the bride being Greek that could of made the jokes especially the ones based on stereotypes more rich and intelligent and more in its context. Stereotypes work well in ethnic style comedies so long as they do not transcend in to the political as do most films about the Middle East especially in regards to Palestine in this film we hear lines such as "blood thirsty Turks" and "Is Armenia close to Greece" . The cultural elements in the film are also politically motivated "the greatest civilisation" and "our house is surrounded by the gods" how can an immigrant coming from a rural family be a classicist and secondly Modern Greece so called Hellas is only a recent construct prior to that they did not identify with antiquity but nationally saw themselves as Romanians just as how present day Egyptians see themselves as Arabs. The film is also a unilateral take on culture were by Greeks and Eastern Orthodox along with the Roman West are the same people with a belief in democracy that started in Greece which is why the wedding takes place in an orthodox Church. It would of been better if both these identities were represented in a non-politcal manner. Overall the only good thing about this film is the cast the characters are one dimensional and is poorly constructed with more emphasis in my view of a political agenda rather then a comical film an a hollywood trait that some ethnic and cultural groups are more favoured and exclusive then others.

Davis P Originally, the cast and crew behind this movie did not expect it to take off and be nearly as big of a hit as it actually turned out to be. The great success that this film received is very well deserved! I love this movie for many different reasons, one big one is the superb writing. The very original screenplay that was written for my big fat Greek wedding is hilarious, heart warming, cute, romantic, and very smart. I love John Corbett and Nia Vardalos here, their chemistry on screen together as a couple is awesome, it looks so authentic and they really convince the whole audience that they really do love each other and want nothing else than to be together, to be married. The rest of the family is great too! The cast has really hysterical lines of dialogue that they share amongst one another, and then there are scenes of true love, both romantic and love amongst family members. Tula's brothers, Nick being one of them, are great characters and they make for some funny scenes. The other characters, like aunt Voula, is very hilarious all throughout the movie! 9/10 for my big fat Greek wedding! Go and have some fun.

edwagreen Wonderful film depicting strong family and ethnic ties. Michael Constantine and Lainie Kazan are terrific as the parents of a 30 year old daughter, unmarried and looking as if she shall settle into a grim spinsterhood.Along comes an American teacher and love blossoms in record time and the two prepare for marriage.The film is a living testament to the fact then when you marry, you also marry the family. There is quite a lot of work to do to get the two very different families to get and like one another.Acceptance of others insofar as their culture and ethic makeup build the foundation for a very amusing, heartfelt and enjoyable watch.