My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins (2009)

  • 9% of critics liked it
    (119 reviews)

  • 43% of users liked it
    (278,966 ratings)

Georgia (Nia Vardalos) came to Greece to follow a man. A few years later, she's been cast aside -- alone and adrift in a foreign land. Eventually, her passion for history leads her to a job as a tour guide. But Georgia is bored, and has lost her "kefi" (Greek for mojo) to boot. When… More

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PG-13,
Directed By
Written By
Mike Reiss
Genres
Comedy
In Theaters
Jun 5, 2009 Wide
Fox Searchlight Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Nina Caplan, Time Out

    Hollywood doesn't know what to do with difference, any more than it does with ruins. It's about time Vardalos, or someone, gave the suits a guided tour.

  • Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

    As a laughing-through-tears jokester tourist, Richard Dreyfuss provides the only moments of real acting, as opposed to overacting, mugging, and scenery chomping.

  • Ben Lyons, At the Movies

    It doesn't feel genuine at all, it feels contrived from start to finish.

  • Ben Mankiewicz, At the Movies

    You know precisely where it's headed and how it will get there halfway into Act One.

  • Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune

    My Life in Ruins will neither ruin nor change nor significantly impact your life.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Alexis N


    Romance is all over the ruins of Greece in the little romcom. I loved the whole thing. I cried, laughed and had a smile on my face. It made me want to visit Greece and take a bus tour. If you like Under The Tuscan Sun and My Big Fat Greek Wedding, this movie is so for you. It's… More

  • Cassie H


    A very cute movie. Nia is adorable as Alexis is as well. I really enjoyed this :)

  • Dean M


    There were great laugh out loud moments. Richard Dreyfuss is the highlight of this film. It is in scenes with Nia Vardalos and Dreyfuss that the movie shines. The scene at the beach was so brief but so powerful... Dreyfuss makes the most of those brief moments. The scenery is… More

  • Chris G


    Do I really need to go over the plot of this film? Do I? It's like every other film of its ilk that's shot out of Hollywood in the last thirty years. OK, let's do this review as a quiz and you can score yourself: 1) Georgia (Nia Vardolos) is a Greek history professor… More

  • Wahida K


    And I wish that was me. lol

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