hyped garbage

It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

While this story follows in line from the first one, it is not so connected that knowledge of the first film is necessary to enjoy this one. The movie starts off with some first person narration by Toula (Nia Vardalos) who realizes she is an over protective mother. Her teen daughter (Elena Kampouris) wants her family to give her space. The other family "crisis" is that her parents discover their wedding certificate wasn't signed, hence the title.The film was hilarious. Andrea Martin looks like she is playing a Second City character. There is some coded adult talk "protect the plucky" and one scene where a couple is interrupted in a car. For the most part, it is family safe. Nia Vardalos also wrote the film. Kudos.Great comedy.

I didn't expect it to make so much sense and to feel way more grown up than the original, but it actually achieved a feat that not many other sequels are able to achieve. It did make sense and it was kind of an evolution compared to the first one. They did have 14 years to come up with it and Nia became a parent in that time (and she admits herself, she would not have been able to portray her character in this movie 14 years ago).That's one of the downfalls of the first movie, but something that can be generally said (even for her Some like it hot "remake" with Toni Collette): her acting abilities are limited. But others have succeeded with even less than she can put on screen (see Steven Seagal for that, or better yet: do not!). But back to this and the decent story it builds. Even with a very far stretched story for her parents and lesser time for the side characters, this does work. Even her husband is nothing more than a side note. But it's better that way ...

Review: After the popular original movie, the Portokalos family are back, with there crazy Greek morals and unique family values. I personally thought that the original was much better than this sequel, mainly because it was fresh, well written and funny throughout. Anyway, this story see's Toula (Nia Vardalos) and Ian (John Corbett) years in the future, happily married with there teenage girl Paris (Elena Kampouris), who feels like an outsider from the rest of the Portokalos family, because of there strict traditions and the fact that they are always in each others business. With her grandfather Gus (Michael Constantine) trying to find her a perfect husband and her mum and dad wanting her to go to a college nearby, she finds it hard to find a boyfriend because she feels like an outsider in school. Meanwhile Gus and his wife, Maria (Lainie Kazan) realise that they haven't been married after being together for years, because there wasn't a signature from the priest, on there martial papers, so they plan to get married with the whole family helping them with the preparations. During all of this commotion, Toula and Ian try to rekindle the spark, which they feel has been missing for some time but they are constantly interrupted by Toula's family, who always need her help. There is enough material in the storyline to keep the audience interested throughout but I just didn't find it that funny. Gus did make me laugh in a few of the scenes, and Aunt Voula (Andrea Martin) had some crazy morals but apart from that, it wasn't as funny as the first movie. Anyway, it's light humour for the whole family, which I'm sure some people can relate to but I personally found it a bit annoying after a while. Average!Round-Up: This movie was written by Nia Vardalos, 54, who also wrote the first movie, and directed by UK born, Kirk Jones, 52, who also brought you Waking Ned Devine, Nanny McPhee, Everybody's Fine and What to Expect When You're Expecting, which wasn't that great. He's obviously a director whose into family values, mixed with comedy but I'm surprised that they didn't go with the original director, Joel Zwick, who done a great job bringing this unusual family to the big screen. Although I didn't find this movie that great, it did make a hell of a profit at the box office, mainly because of the popularity of the first movie, so there was obviously a huge audience that wanted to see the Portokalos family, once again. If they come out with a third movie, I would like to see something a bit more original, which pushes the boundaries, because the comedy seemed a bit safe in this film. Budget: $18million Worldwide Gross: $89millionI recommend this movie to people who are into their family/romance/comedies, starring Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Elena Kampouris, Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan, Andrea Martin, Joey Fatone and Rob Riggle. 4/10

This film tells the story of an extended Greek family living in Chicago, that have to arrange a wedding for the parents because their wedding papers from fifty years ago are not in order. I still fondly remember the first film, which was so funny. The second film is fun as well, with a lot of jokes that made me giggle. The mother being on strike is funny and empowering at the same time. The subplot about the daughter is heartwarming, and I can hardly believe the transformation of her appearance for the prom!As a standalone comedy, this is funny and entertaining. As a sequel to a highly successful comedy, it probably doesn't match the first one. I still enjoyed it.