This is a fun little romantic comedy about an uptight wannabe history professor working as a tour guide in Greece. It relies on and plays heavily off of the classic tourist stereotypes including the tipsy Australians (who always have a can of Foster's in their hands), the old people, the divorcees who have sworn off men but are still looking, the overly nice Canadians, the rude Americans, and the "funny guy." It's funny because we've all seen them, it's less funny because we've all seen movies using these stereotypes before.Everything about this movie is predictable, but I didn't care at all. It was fun and funny and had at least one really touching moment to get me all teary. The movie stars Nina Vardalos from My Big Fat Greek Wedding and while I have not seen that movie, I found her sense of humor to be immediately entertaining. I like her style of humor and I find her timing spot on. I did not know that Richard Dreyfus has a supporting role in this movie, but he does, and he pretty much steals the show. He has most of the best lines and is the center of the most touching moments and is also the motivation for much of the action of the movie. That's not bad at all, he certainly pulls it off well, it's just unexpected.
It's certainly not a destination movie, but if you find yourself at a theater and nothing is swaying you one way or the other, I can say you almost certainly won't be disappointed by My Life in Ruins.
