Ever since ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ went from box-office flop to DVD favorite, Nia Vardalos has been sucking the Greek teat dry. But for those of you who couldn’t get enough of the dizzying family antics and sexual tension that started it all, don’t be fooled: ‘My Life in Ruins’ is not a sequel. Despite the carbon-copy storyline ‘mdash; socially inept Greek woman seeks self-fulfillment, finds last-chance romance with unlikely, ungainly suitor and lives happily ever after ‘mdash; Donald Petrie’s latest has ditched the innocent indie vibe that made the first flick so loveable.
This time around, Vardalos stars as Georgia, an Athens tour guide who suffers a midlife crisis while leading an eccentric sightseeing group, eventually falling in love with her hot bus driver.
Stuffed with unscrupulous boob jokes for your inner third-grader, the date film might be good for a few cheap cracks (dealt by ignorant tourists and middle-aged bitches), but it won’t outweigh its ‘Big Fat’ predecessor in genuine humanity.