Movie review: 'Big Fat Greek Wedding 3' lacks conflict, jokes

‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ Fails to Serve Satisfying Sequel: Review

Courtesy of Yannis Drakoulidis / Focus Features 2 stars (out of 4) Even delightful confections are sometimes best left at single servings. Like, say, Baklava. And My Big Fat Greek Wedding. After a lackluster 2016 sequel, talented writer-director-star Nia Vardalos has reassembled her bustling onscreen family for My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3. But if the second flick felt like a frustrating retread that failed to capture the charm of the 2002 origina…

‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’: Love’s less bearable the third time around

Toula (Nia Vardalos) and husband Ian (John Corbett) bring Toula’s family to a reunion in the old country in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3.” Focus Features “We’re getting married!” This rather inevitable line crops up early in “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,” and if you’re like me, it will inspire mixed reactions.First: Wait, so soon? We didn’t know anyone was even engaged! And second: Phew, it’s about time! Because, just like there can be no sunrise…

Movie review: 'Big Fat Greek Wedding 3' lacks conflict, jokes

"My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3," in theaters Friday, is an unceremonious follow-up to the biggest indie movie of all time with no stakes or punchlines.

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3: the fun’s over with this shoddy threequel

The first film proved box office gold but the fizz has gone flat and it’s now time to bury the franchise

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 review: Ticks just enough boxes

Star Nia Vardalos takes on writing, acting and directing duties in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (Picture: Yannis Drakoulidis/Focus Features) Over 20 years since surprise hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding charmed the box office, the Portokalos family is back for another serving of ouza and opa in its third outing. Writer Nia Vardalos leads the cast again as Toula – while sitting in the director’s chair for the first time – as the group heads to Greece f…

My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 review – rambling and rote travelogue

The third installment offers more labored humor but with better scenery and a frustratingly unexplored well of sadness