Lamar Reviews - My Big Fat Greek Wedding III (Airdate 9/22/2023)

Lamar Reviews - My Big Fat Greek Wedding III (Airdate 9/22/2023)

The original My Big Fat Greek Wedding came out in 2002 and it was a huge hit, it is still the top-grossing romantic comedy of all time. So, of course they immediately made a TV series. It lasted 7 episodes. My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 came out in 2016 and it did one fourth of what the original did. So, 7 years later, after a canceled TV show and a failed sequel, we have number 3. Is it necessary? No.

In the movie only one year has passed and Paris has completed her first year of college. You would think that having the title of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, would have this one with Paris being old enough to be married so that they could actually have that BFG wedding. But no, I guess that will be in #4. Everybody is back except Gus, who was played by Michael Constantine, who passed away in 2021. This film is dedicated to him. In the movie Gus has passed, and his widowed wife, Maria, played by Lainie Kazan, has dementia.

Gus made a request, before he died, for Toula, played by Nia Vardalos, to find his 3 childhood best friends, and deliver his handwritten journal of his life to them. Of course, they have disappeared, and she spends the entire movie hunting them down. There are some surprises, some secrets are revealed, and there is a forbidden romance that is uncovered. All of this with the backdrop of a huge loud and loving Greek Family.

The movie is just over an hour and a half, Rated PG-13 for suggestive material and some almost nudity.

One of the running jokes is Toula’s brother Nick, played by Louis Mandylor, and his constant grooming in front of everyone at the dinner table. Clipping toenails, ear hair, shaving, picking, plucking, his entire body. And of course, there is food, and more food, souvlaki, spanakopita, moussaka, and every other Greek dish you can imagine.

All of this is going on as we get a wonderful tour of Greece.

This movie is more of a travel film than anything else. The camera work is amazing, and the winding roads through the Greek countryside is breathtaking. It would be hard to watch this movie and not go home and start planning a trip to Greece.

So, again, is this third movie necessary? No, but if you loved the original movie, and especially if you watched the short-lived TV show, and saw the second one, it would be a shame not to see this one. Watching a huge family that loves each other this much, and to see the beautiful Island of Greece.

My Score:3 Buds

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