My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3
Focus Features | Release Date: September 8, 2023 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
35
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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 26 Critic Reviews
Positive:
4
Mixed:
11
Negative:
11
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91
ColliderArezou AminSep 7, 2023
It is full of so much joy, and so much heart, celebrating family, culture, and love, while also emphasizing that even the most ancient of civilizations aren't completely trapped in the past, especially if the new generation has anything to say about it. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineDan RubinsSep 8, 2023
For devotees of the franchise, Nia Vardalos's film will be a surprisingly emotional trip home. Read full review
67
The A.V. ClubJustin LoweSep 7, 2023
Leaning into her experience as a screenwriter, Vardalos balances comedy and emotion, and her familiarity with the cultural setting, as well as her affinity for the sprawling cast, reap dividends onscreen. The result is a level of authenticity and depth that wasn’t as evident in the first two outings. Read full review
61
Paste MagazineAmy AmatangeloSep 11, 2023
Even though the plot of the movie is wispy, it still features the humor that made the original so beloved. Read full review
50
Screen RantMae AbdulbakiSep 9, 2023
The film is still very watchable, and it has a lot of heart that makes up for its overall lack of focus and certain emotional throughlines. But where cohesiveness and pacing are concerned, this sequel leaves a lot to be desired. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMichael PhillipsSep 8, 2023
The way My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 has been staged, filmed and edited, every new scene and each exchange has a way of being undermined by the filmmaking choices. Read full review
50
Washington PostPat PaduaSep 8, 2023
For all its faults, My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 manages to just get by on pretty scenery and a meticulous inoffensiveness. What else is there to say but, “Opa!” Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen JohnsonSep 8, 2023
This latest installation in the “Big Fat Greek” franchise is colorful and celebratory, eager to entertain and wears its heart on its sleeve. There’s something to be said for that. Read full review
50
The Associated PressJocelyn NoveckSep 8, 2023
If “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2” felt like a pale imitation of the buoyant original, “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3” feels sorta like a pale imitation of that pale imitation. Or, to analogize with a favored franchise food item: like a thrice-warmed piece of baklava. Read full review
40
The Observer (UK)Ellen E JonesSep 9, 2023
Another sloppy helping of migrant family cliches, served up with the same loving forcefulness as grandma’s moussaka Read full review
40
Total FilmFay WatsonSep 8, 2023
Vardalos does her best with her scenes as Toula, bringing some much-needed charm and emotional depth, while laughs are mostly driven by Andrea Martin’s Aunt Voula, who aptly introduces herself early on as "your favourite". But neither can save My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 from feeling like a pale imitation of what’s come before. Read full review
40
EmpireHelen O'HaraSep 8, 2023
As action-packed as a holiday nap on a hot afternoon, this is a must-see only for Portakalos die-hards. Still, Vardalos’ sheer affection for the characters means it has a warmth that sustains it through weak jokes. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisSep 8, 2023
In its laziest moments, MBFGW3, like the 2016 sequel preceding it, dutifully plays these greatest hits on repeat to reassure its loyal core audience it hasn’t abandoned the memory of the first film, even at the risk of demonstrating its creative bankruptcy. Read full review
40
The Irish TimesTara BradySep 8, 2023
Watch and wonder how the cheery original could have spawned such a catastrophe. Read full review
40
The GuardianJesse HassengerSep 7, 2023
Its brief, brushed-off moments of anti-levity stand out, maybe because as a director, Vardalos does not have the comic touch required to provide the escapist distraction the movie is going for. Read full review
38
The AtlanticShirley LiSep 8, 2023
With a shapeless plot that tediously unfolds, the film is uncomfortable to watch. Even Vardalos, who directs for the first time, seems to struggle with mustering actual interest in her own material. Read full review
38
RogerEbert.comMatt Zoller SeitzSep 8, 2023
This second sequel is escapist in a next-level way: it escapes from drama as well as life. Read full review
38
Movie NationRoger MooreSep 8, 2023
The players vary in their commitments, from barely worth the effort to trying too hard. The third act delivers a couple of warm moments that lift it. But this picture’s a corpse still being shock-paddled and CPR-pounded on the operating table. Read full review
38
The Seattle TimesMoira MacdonaldSep 7, 2023
Toula and Ian are sweet and bland; their relatives are predictably wisecracky, and the whole thing just feels like watching someone’s extremely well-produced vacation video. Read full review
33
IndieWireSamantha BergesonSep 7, 2023
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 goes for the cheap laughs and the tacky attempts at pulling heartstrings. Read full review
30
ABC NewsPeter TraversSep 8, 2023
Audience goodwill is really the only thing this third chapter of Greek family bonding has going for it as writer-director star-Nia Vardalos keeps pushing the same brand of ethnic humor. And I mean, really pushing, another reason this followup falls so painfully flat. Read full review
30
VarietyCourtney HowardSep 7, 2023
This threequel is surprisingly lifeless and almost laugh-less. Read full review
30
New York Magazine (Vulture)Jen ChaneySep 7, 2023
The scenery in My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3, largely shot in Corfu and Athens, is gorgeous but everything else about the film’s construction is an absolute mess. Read full review
30
The New York TimesAmy NicholsonSep 7, 2023
The ancient Greeks wrote tragedy after tragedy warning against hubris. Yet, Vardalos’s flailing crowd-pleaser needs a shot of self-confidence and logic. Read full review
20
The TelegraphTim RobeySep 8, 2023
It’s Mamma Mia!, minus ABBA. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Read full review
10
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleSep 8, 2023
It’s a rom-com both com-less and rom-less. Read full review
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