Product Details

• Released on: 2003-02-11
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish, French, Greek
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 8.00" h x 4.00" w x 6.00" l, .26 pounds
• Running time: 95 minutes

From Amazon.com
It's not surprising that My Big Fat Greek Wedding grew more popular over the course of its theatrical release (whereas most blockbusters open big and then drop precipitously)--not only does it have believable situations and engaging characters, but these characters (particularly our romantic heroine, Toula, played by writer and performer Nia Vardalos) look like actual human beings instead of plastic movie stars. The result is the very accessible tale of Greek-American Toula (whose family sees her as over the hill at 30), who falls for a WASPy guy named Ian (John Corbett) and then has to endure the outrage, doubt, and ultimate acceptance of her deeply ethnically centered family. The actors invest their wildly stereotypical portrayals with sincerity and compassion, giving the movie an honest warmth instead of Hollywood schmaltz. But My Big Fat Greek Wedding ultimately succeeds because of Vardalos; her intelligent, down-to-earth presence and charm carry the film. --Bret Fetzer

Amazon.ca
Lassée de ne pas trouver de rôle à sa mesure au cinéma, la jeune comédienne de théâtre d’origine grecque Nia Vardalos a tout simplement décidé de s’écrire un spectacle solo, qui fut remarqué puis porté au grand écran. En s’inspirant de ce qu’elle connaît certainement le mieux – sa famille – elle livre dans My Big Fat Greek Wedding une comédie assez savoureuse, succès surprise au box-office en 2002.

Toula Portokalos, la trentaine et célibataire, est serveuse dans le restaurant grec de ses parents. Sa vie lui paraît désastreuse jusqu’au jour où elle décide de se prendre en main et de s’inscrire à des cours d’informatique. Elle rencontrera alors Ian Miller, jeune yuppie de bonne famille qui ne tardera pas à lui demander sa main. Le hic, c’est qu’il n’est pas grec !

En comparant les traditions de la famille Portokalos, chaleureuse et exubérante, à celles de la famille Miller, bourgeoise et coincée, My Big Fat Greek Wedding fonctionne essentiellement grâce à des dialogues dynamiques, drôles et percutants. Les us et coutumes grecs y sont disséqués avec la finesse d’un rouleau compresseur pour les besoins de l’effet comique… mais l’absence de stars dans la distribution et les préjugés qui tombent donnent à cette comédie sans prétention, charmante et romantique, un ton rafraîchissant qu’on ne rencontre pas tous les jours. --Helen Faradji

Video Details
Toula Portokalos is a quiet, devoted daughter in a big, hectic, crazy Greek family. Working at her father's restaurant, "Dancing Zorba's," she hides behind a mop of mousy brown hair and thick, impenetrable glasses, keeping her family close and the world at a distance. But one day at the restaurant, she finds herself pouring coffee for a man so strikingly good-looking, that he inspires her to change her life - and the way she sees the world - forever. With a new hairdo, wardrobe, contact lenses, and most important of all, a whole new attitude, Toula steps out into the world a new woman, all ready to meet her man. Ian Miller is tall, handsome, but definitely not Greek. And whether he can handle Toula, her parents, her aunts, uncles, cousins and several centuries of Greek culture remains to be seen. But when you see the world through Toula's eyes, anything is possible!