Film Review – My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3

One could argue there wasn’t a need for 2016’s “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2,” where writer/star Nia Vardalos attempted to resurrect the brand name with a sequel that wasn’t inspired and mostly mediocre, hoping to give the fanbase a reunion with old faces that could coast on the basics in comedy and heart. And now there’s “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,” which carries more distance from the 2002 original sleeper hit, bringing back older faces (and their attempts to reverse the aging process) and more Greek energy for a second go-around with the Portokalos family, taking the characters overseas for this endeavor. Vardalos takes directorial control of the picture, and she makes a messy movie with “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3,” which becomes a jumble of characters and motivations, side adventures and slapstick, and Greek culture in its most cartoon form. The film is determined to be a good time for all, but whatever plucky magic was offered in the first feature is long gone at this point. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com