My Life in Ruins

2009
PG-13
1h 35m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

21K

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Richard Dreyfuss and Nia Vardalos in My Life in Ruins (2009)

A travel guide (Vardalos) rediscovers her romantic side, with a very unlikely match, as she whisks a group of tourists around Greece.

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Comedy Romance

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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

21K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 nomination

Trivia
The first Hollywood movie to be given permission to film at the Acropolis since Boy on a Dolphin (1957). The Greek government had previously refused all requests for fear that a film crew would disrupt this archaeologically sensitive site, but according to an article in Britain's Guardian newspaper, made an exception for this film because they thought that it would help to promote Greek culture.

Goofs
After the mystical visit to Delphi and the oracle, the evening scene is down at a port with a white Greek church high on the mountain like on the Greek Island of Tinos. There is no way to come down from the ancient ruins of Delphi and sit at the sea port of Tinos.

Quotes
Irv: I'm not a god. That's just a rumor my mother started.

Connections
Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Land of the Lost/The Hangover/Away We Go/My Life in Ruins/Tennessee (2009)

Soundtracks
Theme from Zorba the Greek
Written by Mikis Theodorakis
Published by EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.(ASCAP)

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Review

Featured review

5/10

Not her best work

Sorry, Nia. I'm a fan....but this movie falls pretty flat. The comedy writing is contrived and predictable. There were some laugh out loud moments. But they were too few and far between. Most of the characters are cardboard cut-outs. They are unbelievable and obnoxious. And the story? Well, we've seen it a million times before. Richard Dreyfuss is the HIGHLIGHT of this film. It is in scenes with Nia and Dreyfuss that the movie shines. The scene at the beach was so brief but so powerful...Dreyfuss makes the most of those brief moments. The scenery,however,is fantastic! To see the ruins of Greece on the big screen...what a treat. Overall, I felt this movie was trying way too hard to be funny....much like the tour guide in the movie. Wait for it to come out on video.