I thought long and hard to come up with a decent review of this, but there just isn't much to say about this. So if you want an in-depth review, look elsewhere.
I haven't seen My Big Fat Greek Wedding, but I have seen a lot of romantic comedies, and I can tell you right now that My Life in Ruins has no originality. You've already seen it.
And I'm unsure why this is labeled as a romantic comedy, because the "comedy" is heavily lacking. I only got a few chuckles out of Richard Dreyfuss's lame, but well-delivered dialogue (WHY THE HELL IS HE IN THIS ANYWAY???). Most of the "comedy" comes from the tourists annoying the crap out of Nia Vardalos's character, and they ended up annoying me as well.
Nia Vardalos and Richard Dreyfuss have some good chemistry, and they are pretty much the only likable characters. Everyone else is just an annoying stereotype.
It isn't a good movie, by any means, but it's the moments between Nia Vardalos and Richard Dreyfuss that make the movie slightly tolerable. It's barely worth a rent, but it wouldn't hurt THAT bad.
