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My life in ruins is 2009 romantic comedy film, set amongst the ruins of ancient greece, about a tour guide whose life takes a personal detour, while her group gets entangled in comic situations among the ruins, with a series of unexpected stops along the way directed by donald petrie. Unemployed history buff georgia nia vardalos finds herself reduced to sharing her knowledge of ancient greece with a bus full of eccentric international tourists. But if youre in the mood for an evening of amusing fluff, familiar humor, and an uncomplicated romance, my life in ruins will do. My life in ruins script transcript from the screenplay and. May 05, 2009 the filmmakers wanted to cast a real greek actor to play the tour bus driver, poupi. The movie really is a perfect sales pitch for greece. Gee i wonder if the group will become inspired, georgia will finally notice the bus driver and learn a lesson about sharing something of herself on the tours, and everything will turnout all right in the end. My life in ruins is about tour guide georige nia vardalos who is bored with her job, disappointed with life and generally just too uptight. As a travelogue of greece, its swell, but the script feels like a warmedover episode of love boat. Immerse yourself in this sunny, uplifting romantic comedy starring oscar nominee nia vardalos my big fat greek wedding and academy. Rarely has a film centered on a character so superficial and unconvincing, played with such unrelenting sameness. The combination of the appealing nia vardalos my big fat greek wedding and the breathtaking location shooting in greece make my life in ruins the perfect film escape.

Alan rapp a stalwart fan of underappreciated cinematic gems such as condorman, alan rapp has harangued, belittled, and argued with just about every scenestealers contributor ever. Irv in particular becomes close to her, and as a heartbroken widow, gives her life and love advice. Get my life in ruins dvd and bluray release date, trailer, movie poster and movie stats. Nov 05, 2017 my life in ruins is supposed to be a lighthearted, romantic comedy about a jaded tour guide who rediscovers the magic of living by the people in her tour be honest, this was not remotely as good as i thought itd be. Once youve joined the tour sit back and enjoy some of the most beautiful scenery you are ever likely to see. The last week of february, after three practice runs, i was on my own. My life in ruins 2009 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. How about a story in which the bearded troll of a nonenglish speaking bus driver turns out to be a serial killer who wipes out obnoxious american tourists tramping around the old country. Rent my life in ruins 2009 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. My life in ruins pg monitor movie guide this romantic comedy stars nia vardalos as a greekamerican waylaid in athens as a tour guide, who falls for the bus driver. May 06, 2009 at least my life in ruins boasts a fairly clever title, considering its subject of a greekborn american tour guide struggling in a job from hell as her loveless, aimless life grows grimmer. My life in ruins scene you can leave anything youtube. The script is the picture of predictability, and the only viewer who could doubt that georgia and poupi will have a mindblowing affair is one whos never seen a romantic comedy.

My first night bus experience was from tulum to palenque, a 10 and a half hour trip, which wasnt that bad but definitely not up there but with the best experiences of my life. Jun 05, 2009 more often, the humor is cheap, as when the driver s complicated name is shortened to poupi kakas. From nia vardalos, writer and star of my big fat greek wedding, comes the hilarious comedy my life in ruins. My life in ruins pg monitor movie guide this romantic comedy stars nia vardalos as a greekamerican waylaid in athens as a. The filmmakers wanted to cast a real greek actor to play the tourbus driver, poupi. Here are some of the many sites we will see along the way. The greek theme continues in my life in ruins but the leaden script by mike reiss, uninspired direction by donald petrie and dreadful overacting combine to make this a teethgrinding disappointment. My big fat crowded athens tour bus the new york times.

The essence of my life in ruins is about how georgias life view is changed when she falls in love with her tours bus driver, poupi alexis georgoulis, and when she learns a thing or two about taking chances from irv richard dreyfus, the most flamboyant of her clients. And the bus driver cleaned up very nicely he was downright hot by the end of the movie. If youre judging my life in ruins by how well it adheres to the romantic comedy formula, then get on the bus and prepare to smile. This puppy is a transcript that was painstakingly transcribed using the screenplay andor viewings of the movie to get the dialogue. Meet my life in ruins alexis georgoulis blog searchlight. The primary crime of my life in ruins isnt that its unoriginal, but that it doesnt even try.

Driving aphrodite is a 2009 romantic comedy film set amongst the. But for a glorious moment, my big fat greek wedding made vardalos a popculture cinderella, a leftfield boxoffice. Nia vardalos in a big fat greek tour bus the new york times. I mailed weed to my vacation spots and smoked a cocainelaced joint a bus driver offered when i was his only passenger. Jun 03, 2009 my life in ruins is a middleaged hallmark chick flick that makes you wish you were on a greek vacation and not, in fact, watching the movie. Rachel dratch and harland williams play a somewhat coarse couple who look down on anyone not american like them, and are constantly on the lookout. I also developed other medical problem at the same time. The resounding failure of my big fat greek life, the shortlived spinoff of my big fat greek wedding, and connie and carla proved that the publics unlikely love affair with funnywoman nia vardalos was more of a drunken, embarrassing, instantly regrettable onenight stand. According to the boston globes metrodesk blog, police reports say the suspect got. Driving aphrodite is a 2009 romantic comedy film set amongst the ruins of ancient greece, starring nia vardalos, richard dreyfuss, alexis georgoulis, rachel dratch, harland williams and alistair mcgowan.

The film is about a tour guide whose life takes a personal detour, while her group gets entangled in comic. Hidden deep, deep, deep down my life in ruins has a heart, but theres little evidence of a brain. In my life in ruins, vardalos is georgia, a laid off college history professor reduced to working as an athens tour guide for what amounts to your stereotypical tourists a clueless college student, the drunken aussies, the snobbish brits, the hot and horny single spaniards and, of course, the not so funny funny guy that every tour always. Settling for my life in ruins requires a serious lowering of the bar. Filming during the height of the tourist season posed a number of challenges. Jun 05, 2009 my life in ruins, nia vardaloss first movie in five years, might as well be titled how georgia got her kefi back georgia being ms.

He is a bus driver not because thats the only thing hes qualified to do, but because he prefers the view of his. Jan 12, 2009 from nia vardalos, writer and star of my big fat greek wedding, comes the hilarious comedy my life in ruins. Georgia nia vardalos has lost her kefi greek for mojo. It got to where i could not even move my test equipment around to where i needed it. Thanks to a tour passenger irv richard deyfuss who takes on a guardian angel role and a sexy ugly swan bus driver alexis georgoulis, georgie begins to look at life on a whole new level. This romantic comedy stars nia vardalos as a greekamerican waylaid in athens as a tour guide, who falls for the bus driver. School bus driver injuries school bus fleet magazine forums. More often, the humor is cheap, as when the drivers complicated name is shortened to poupi kakas. And, the assumption is that unmarried characters have sexual relations together.

Jul 02, 2009 the greek theme continues in my life in ruins but the leaden script by mike reiss, uninspired direction by donald petrie and dreadful overacting combine to make this a teethgrinding disappointment. This community is about sharing anything and everything about bus driver. An additional 9,800 bus driver jobs will need to be filled by 2024. Donald petrie how to lose a guy in 10 days directed this. Needless to say, by the time the end credits begin to roll, georgia has. This winter, i accepted a job as a yellow school bus driver. But for a glorious moment, my big fat greek wedding made vardalos a popculture cinderella, a left. A disgruntled tour guide in greece gains an unexpected new outlook on life thanks to one of the people on what she intends to be her last tour. Soon she becomes the most popular tour guide, and sees her dreams come true. The beaches, mountain roads and seascapes are nice enough, but its when the group visits locales like the olympic fields, the temple of apollo at delphi and the parthenon in athens that jose luis alcaines cinematography is at its best. As the tour progresses, she gets to know the tourists better. Consequently, much of the action is set on the tour bus or at the actual sites that travelers in greece are likely to visit. The film is about a tour guide whose life takes a personal detour, while her group gets entangled in comic situations among the ruins, with a series of unexpected. The bearded troll of a bus driver turns out to speak english and is totally gorgeous cleaned up.

My life in ruins, nia vardaloss first movie in five years, might as well be titled how georgia got her kefi back georgia being ms. He obviously likes georgia and cleans himself up so that he can eventually have sex with her. With nia vardalos, richard dreyfuss, rachel dratch, alexis georgoulis. At least my life in ruins boasts a fairly clever title, considering its subject of a greekborn american tour guide struggling in a job from hell as her loveless, aimless life grows grimmer. My life in ruins is about choosing relationships over career and following ones heart.

He shoves her toward the tours handsome, hairy bus driver alexis georgoulis. The mediterranean world holds romance among the relics for a dispirited greek tour guide. Jun 04, 2009 one shudders to think what clutch of cultural cliches lies in the reject pile, if my life in ruins is the one that made the cut. By gracie bonds staples, the atlanta journalconstitution. But can the rich history of the greek isles, radiant scenery and adonislike driver. The folks responsible for my big fat greek wedding the ethnic romantic comedy that ate the 2002 box office have made my life in ruins, a second cute, shoddylooking movie. My life in ruins is a middleaged hallmark chick flick that makes you wish you were on a greek vacation and not, in fact, watching the movie. May 22, 2009 the bearded troll of a bus driver turns out to speak english and is totally gorgeous cleaned up. Irv prescribes a good oldfashioned romp in the hay for georgia, even though shes the last to realize that tour bus driver poupi alexis georgoulis is mr. This last part is played out in three scenes of implied sex, two involving georgia and the tour bus driver. Mar 22, 20 my first night bus experience was from tulum to palenque, a 10 and a half hour trip, which wasnt that bad but definitely not up there but with the best experiences of my life. On the tour of the ruins, she is going through the motions, tediously rambling about every detail, the group is not happy. At least my life in ruins boasts a fairly clever title, considering its subject of a greekborn american tour guide struggling in a job from. Jun 05, 2009 the folks responsible for my big fat greek wedding the ethnic romantic comedy that ate the 2002 box office have made my life in ruins, a second cute, shoddylooking movie.

How about a story in which the bearded troll of a nonenglish speaking bus driver turns out to be a serial killer. Also getting some extra screentime is the aforementioned bus driver poupi alexis georgoulis. My life in ruins 2009 alexis georgoulis interview duration. At the time this all really got worse i was a senior engineer technician at honeywell. And, reluctantly, she complies, but not enough to stop seeming. This paintbynumbers romantic comedy is chockablock with jokey. The film works as a featherlight romantic comedy, with vardaloss character, georgia, facing burnout in her job with a cutrate tour company in greece. A greekamerican scholar who has just recently lost her teaching gig in athens, georgia now works as a guide traveling greece. Nia vardalos plays most of my life in ruins with a fixed toothpaste smile, which is no wonder, because her acting in the film feels uncomfortably close to her posing for a portrait. My life in ruins takes the tepid framework of the aimless travelogueooh.

Alexis georgoulis plays the tour groups bus driver who initially doesnt let on that he speaks english. My life in ruins is constructed much like a real guided tour through greece. Finally, the my life in ruins script is here for all you fans of the nia vardalos movie. My life in ruins year 2009 genre comedy romance type movies idmb rating 5.