MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 3 (Released to Theaters USA 2023)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.8|5.0 Starsììì My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3—not the best of the three films—gets boring and uninteresting toward the middle and end. When it ends, the audience may feel, "That's finally over." This film is what it is. Film Poster Courtesy of IMDb Storyline After her fathers dies, Toula wants to contact her father's friends in Greece to give them her father's journal of his American experiences.

Additional Thanks

Thank you to Director Nia Vardalos for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Tom Hanks, Gary Goetzman, and Rita Wilson for making the film possible. Cast includes Joey Fatone, Gia Carides, Lainie Kazan, Elena Kampouris, Andrea Martin, John Corbett, and Louis Mandylor. 

Should You Buy This ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?

 Maybe. It is what it is. It tells an okay to suitable story. The movie catches interest in its early stages but fails to keep that in the latter scenes. If a fourth film is planned, it will need to improve significantly over this one to earn its time and money expenditure from an audience. 

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MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING 2 (Released to Theaters USA 2016)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 4.1|5.0 Starsìììì  My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2—while not as much of a splash as the first film, it is a good watch for fans of this movie series—sends a good recommendation for the 2023 release of the third movie in the series. There are a few suggestive dialogue scenes in the movie, but presented in a realistic 'female talk' before the wedding. This film is, overall, a great watch, creative and fun. Good work for all involved in production.  Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images Storyline Kostas "Gus" Portokalos finds that his marriage certificate is not valid. When he tells his wife and shows the certificate, she laughs and then the fun begins as she requires a 'real' marriage the second time around.  Additional Thanks Thank you to Director Kirk Jones for directing effort. Thank you to Producers Gary Goetzman,  Tom Hanks,  and Rita Wilson for making the film possible. Cast includes Nia Vardalos, John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Gia Carides, Joey Fatone, Louis Mandylor, Andrea Martin, and Michael Constantine. Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?  Yes. Fans of the first film will like this movie just as well. It's fresh, creative, and fun to watch. Video Critique Available Here: Ben Meyers

BEETHOVEN'S BIG BREAK (DVD Release USA 2008)

Ben Meyers’ Rating: 3.7|5.0 Starsììì 

Beethoven's Big Break—cute—is part 6 in the Beethoven movie series. The story is likable and predictable but thin with nothing new or fresh in its story.  The one applaudable asset here is that the movie is staged in Hollywood studios and has an eyeful of different places on the studio lots. Watch for Rhea Perlman in the movie and a host of casting to include: Jonathan Silverman and Stephen Tobolowsky. Watch for Cesar Millan, who appears in the film. 

Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images 

Storyline 

This family film is about: an animal trainer acquires a Saint Bernard who becomes a star performer in Hollywood. 

Additional Thanks 

Thank you to Director Mike Elliott for directing effort. Thank you to Producer Wayne Morris for making the film possible. Cast includes: Jonathan Silverman, Jennifer Finnigan, Moises Arias, Eddie Griffin, Rhea Perlman, Stephen Tobolowsky, Oscar Nuñez, Joey Fatone, and Cesar Millan. 

Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe? 

Maybe. It is an afternoon watch and has a better story than Part 5 of the series. Watch for a good performance by Moises Arias. 

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