My Life in Ruins - Movie Review and Synopsis

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Category: Movies. Tags: Comedy, Donald Petrie, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Nia Vardalos, Rachel Dratch, Richard Dreyfuss.

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

Everybody needs love and affection, and the likeable, relatable Nia Vardalos also deserves a career reboot — it’s totally not her fault that a million copycats lusted after her My Big Fat Greek Wedding success, quickly squeezing the life (and viability) out of indie film. Also needing a certain amount of resuscitation is director Donald Petrie, who rode high earlier this decade but quickly retired to Blandsville. A note Fox Searchlight: Nice counterprogramming here.

Rated PG-13 for sexual content.

Director: Donald Petrie
Stars: Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Rachel Dratch
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures
Release Date: 5 June 2009 (USA)
Genre: Comedy