94 minutes, Comedy, PG

It is the highest grossing romantic comedy of all time. Collecting $368M worldwide and produced on an estimated budget of just $5M, a sequel to 2002’s MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING was simply inevitable. Well, after the failed attempt of TV Series “My Big Fat Greek Life”, at least!
After we all celebrated the nuptials of Toula & Ian 14 years ago, just who will be walking down the aisle in MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2?
Those identities will be kept privy here! Speaking of secrets though, or the revelation of them, they set the premise for Wedding #2, as each member of the Portokalos family get together all over again in preparation for the next big fat Greek wedding!

Have you ever been a wedding guest and discovered your seat at the reception venue is reserved at the children’s table? Well, MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 is often just as awkward!
The secret to the success of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING was simple really – timing! Not to mention the fabulously crafted (and Oscar-nominated!) writing work of its star Nia Vardalos, who gave the world an ensemble of characters they’d fall in love with. The humour was mostly fresh too as MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING soared its way to the top and became one of the most heart-warming and crowd-pleasing films of its kind.
Sadly, and sometimes embarrassingly, much of the forced and highly exaggerated attempts to humour us second time round consist of one recycled joke after another. They are as outdated as the father of the brides tie probably is! The writing work of Vardalos under a different Director here (Kirk Jones – WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING) is as sharp & fresh as two left-foots sharing the first dance. Taking a back seat to all mundane proceedings in MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2, Vardalos has tried to re-create and slightly modernise the comedy and affection so splendidly drawn out of the 2002 original. The end result is a stale, moderately amusing but mostly unfunny & unnecessary sequel that not even unlimited amounts of Windex could make shine!

2 out of 5

MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 – Film Trailer

Footnote to Parents 
This sequel remains suitable for a family audience again, despite some suggestive material and sexual references. Ages 10 and up is more appropriate.

Moviedoc wishes to thank Linda from Universal Pictures, Universal Pictures and Hoyts Melbourne Central for the invite to the Premier of MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2.

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