My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 - Movie Review

As early 2003. Joel Zwick US sleeper hit " My Big Fat Greek Wedding " was released in Germany, FILM STARTS was that produced by Tom Hanks and his wife Rita Wilson culture clash comedy for "amusing charming harmless". With similar words, the almost one and a half decades later, brought by an almost identical team to the big screen sequel could describe. With its gently-pleasing, extremely brave humor is "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" in stark contrast to coarse obscenities parades as " Dirty Grandpa " or excessive projects of the duo Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (most recently " The High leagues three kings ") and acts in the comedy landscape Hollywood even more so than at the time of the predecessor almost like a foreign body. With its often played out between the lines forming everyday humor of the film is more like European works as the French hit " The Intouchables " and " Monsieur Claude and his daughters ."

Director Kirk Jones ( "Nanny McPhee"), the Zwick heir to the director's chair, and Nia Vardalos that reoccurs in personal union as a screenwriter and actress, come in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" without jokes below the belt, and refrain on slapstick, instead they find humor in the normal trials and tribulations of family life. It is now almost 20 years ago, has the amiable Greek Toula finally found and married in Ian (John Corbett) the man of her dreams. By now the teenagers grown up daughter Paris (Elena Kampouris) could happiness be complete. But approaching the girl high school degree provides within the family for some hubbub because it plays with the idea of leaving the city to study in Florida, Texas or New York. And that's not all: In the eyes of Paris' numerous relatives the student desperately needs a friend make her a potential marriage candidates by one before. The family chaos is perfect, as Toulas parents find out by chance that they are not officially married by a procedural defect. It must quickly establish a wedding, to restore the happiness of Maria (Lainie Kazan) and Gus (Michael Constantine).

In "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" was the romance between the Greek Toula and the American Ian a classic culture clash scenario established, which resulted in an equally classic happy ending: The erstwhile ugly duckling and the handsome businessman have finally Toulas confident on tradition throbbing family of their love. In the continuation of the basic cultural conflicts are thus largely overcome and Vardalos have to deal with problems that almost every family at some point. Sensitive is given the fledgling little daughter tells of the difficulty in finding the right balance between holding on and letting go, and the inescapable routine in a long-term marriage is made ​​very insightful and surprisingly gritty about. And if later engaged the wedding never formally married couple Gus and Mary in the center of action, taking Nia Vardalos this in their absurdity very constructed acting starting position for the occasion, very aptly to question the general purpose of weddings. Unlike its predecessor, the Blows to puns and gags in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" lower because of more serious premise, the film is thus also noticeably quieter. 

But that's the good-humored Kurzweil no harm, and the fact that the action because of the many different strands lacks a little focus, falls not overly large consequence. But above all, the performer shall: Elena Kampouris ( "#Zeitgeist") as Paris is the only real newcomer, besides all return already from the first part returns known members of the family clans - and popular figures have nothing to sparkle despite advanced age and joke forfeited. Registered Ensure enjoy particular certain obsessions - while the A regularly outraged with her ​​extremely loose mouth reactions provoked their environment, the other has the habit attributed all words on their supposed Greek origin. But the greatest strength remains that nothing looks real: Nia Vardalos has let even more inspiration from their own lives for their screenplay, they are the characters and situations a realism that is embellished with a wink of the actors. Conclusion: As already the first part also scores "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" with the love of the figures and the excellent chemistry between the actors.

2.5 Stars on 5