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My Life in Ruins

2009

Donald Petrie

Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall ...

4.7

3,135

Romance. Comedy Vardalos stars as an american woman who tries to recover from divorce by moving to Greece and becoming a tourist guide. Mike Reiss (“The Simpsons”) wrote the original screenplay of “My Life in Ruins.” It has been revised by Vardalos.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times	"Rarely has a film centered on a character so superficial and unconvincing, played with such unrelenting sameness. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of 4)."	NEG
United States	Carrie Rickey Philadelphia Inquirer	"A diversion that dispenses the wisdom: Let go, let live, and let love. Not bad advice, and not a bad movie"	POS
United States	The Hollywood Reporter	"'Ruins' is sometimes as sunny as its locations but as familiar and predictable as a Greek diner"	NEU
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"Vardalos' 'Life in Ruins' comes crumbling down. (...) clichés, predictable scenarios and failed attempts at humor. (...) like a thuddingly bad, been-there, seen-that sitcom. (...) Rating: ★½ (out of four)."	NEG
United States	Michael Phillips Chicago Tribune	"'My Life in Ruins' will neither ruin nor change nor significantly impact your life"	NEU
United States	Lou Lumenick New York Post	"Just to give you a taste of the movie's sophisticated idea of wit, it also makes fun of gay men"	NEG
United States	Connie Ogle Miami Herald	"A pleasant if unremarkable romantic comedy that plays out like a sitcom with great scenery"	NEU

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