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(Credited cast) | Matthew Modine | ... | Eric |
| Richard Griffiths | ... | Tierrney |
 | Agni Scott | ... | Katerina |
 | Alki David | ... | Spiros Kakogiannis |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Panayota Aravantzi | ||
| Mihalis Giannatos | ... | Hektor |
| Shuler Hensley | ... | Big Mac McLaren |
| Alexandros Koliopoulos | ... | 3rd Bureaucrat |
| Eirini Koumarianou | ... | Yaya Adriana |
| Stathis Nikolaidis | ... | 1st Bureaucrat |
| Efi Papatheodorou | ... | 3rd Yaya |
| Grigoris Pimenidis | ... | Yorgos |
| Titika Sarigouli | ... | 2nd Yaya |
| Stavros Sioulis | ... | Kostas |
| Hristos Valavanidis | ... | Mayor |
| Costas Xikominos | ... | 2nd Bureaucrat |
| Zozo Zarpa | ... | 1st Yaya |
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*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
I saw this film at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.
In Opa!, Matthew Modine plays Eric, an American archaeologist who uses all sorts of technology like satellites and radar to determine the best place to dig for artifacts. He comes to a small Greek island to meet with a colleague, played by Richard Griffiths, and to further his dead father's quest for the cup of St. John. Not long after arriving, Eric falls for the charms of single mother Katerina (Agni Scott) who owns a local restaurant. Soon, however, Eric's professional and personal lives are put into conflict and he must choose which one he cares about more.
Directed by Udayan Prasad (My Son the Fanatic), Opa! is like a postcard for the Greek isles. The amazing scenery is like a character itself in the movie and provides a backdrop for the story. Modine is good as Eric and his personality fits the character well. Agni Scott provides a spark and makes it easy to see how Eric could fall for her. The supporting cast is good as well, from Richard Griffiths to Alki David as Katerina's friend and even the three old women in the film that act from time to time as a "Greek" chorus.
Overall the film is entertaining, although a friend and I debated whether one situation at the end of the film would be better served by being explicitly shown rather than implied and off-screen. As well, Eric's relationship to his father is discussed enough in the film to make it seem significant, but that storyline is never quite pursued.