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My Life in Ruins (Driving Aphrodite) (2009)

My Life in Ruins (Driving Aphrodite)
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Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall ... (see more)

MY LIFE IN RUINS is a romantic comedy set amongst the ruins of Ancient Greece. Georgia (Nia Vardalos) is a Greek-American tour guide who leads an assorted group of English, Australian and American tourists around Greece. Tourists who would rather buy a T-shirt than learn about history. In a hysteric... (read more)

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PG-13, 1 hr. 38 min.
Directed by: Donald Petrie
Release Date: Jun 05, 2009
DVD Release Date: Oct 06, 2009

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1 day ago
You can shave that bear all you want, but his name is still Poupi Kakas.
1 day ago
Entertaining and funny.
1 day ago
no.no.no.no just quit while you're ahead Nia..
2 days ago
I was only impressed with the architecture & the historical sites of Greece in the movie. Everything else in the movie seems to be lacking in substance.
2 days ago
didn't really know what to expect from this but i totally didn't get the romcom vibe until the end and even then it still wasn't bad. not as good as 'greek wedding' but it was enjoyable. loved the old lady thief and 'irv'.

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92 days ago
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
Think of Shirley Valentine and take away charm, wit, realism and Pauline Collins.
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211 days ago
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
As a travelogue of Greece, it's swell but the script feels like a warmed-over episode of "The Love Boat".
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213 days ago
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Half the time I wanted everyone to shut up so I could hear the tour guide lecture on the Temple of Hephaestus, or wherever. Then I wanted them to shut up so I could sleep.
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213 days ago
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
A romantic comedy that bathes in clichés before rinsing off with sentimentality and spritzing itself with lame jokes. The result is, alas, a bit whiffy.
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213 days ago
Claudia Puig, USA Today
My Life in Ruins plays out more like a thuddingly bad, been-there, seen-that sitcom. Even the sight of breathtaking ancient monuments don't keep it from crumbling.
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