philipstekel

Movies run the gammit: history, comedy, tragedy. Some are masterpieces and some are down right awful.

Then there are movies that you see and just want to be entertained and feel good about it. Such is the case of "My Life In Ruins".

Yes, it's by the numbers and if you're the kind of person that finds the formula boring after 5 minutes then.....don't watch it.

But sometimes you just go with it much like Nia Vardalos as her character of Georgia does. Don't take things so seriously. Just enjoy the ride. And such is the case with the story here. There is some great Greek scenery and the characters are stereotypical but so what? Looking past it's faults; it's an enjoyable movie.

I tend to agree with comments written here. Although this movie has been made in other ways; including West Side Story, the backdrop of Jerusalem and the realistic quality of combining the tensions of the city and the differences between Jew and Muslim, make the film compelling.

The two lovers (David & Fatima) are an attractive couple and although knowing the story and therefore the outcome, I found myself rooting for the two of them thinking that maybe the storyline would offer a twist that would surprise me.

The music was terrific too and being something of a film score buff, I intend not only to try to locate the soundtrack, but will definitely buy the DVD once it becomes available.

Highly recommend!!!!!!