Dgoldyn

This movie is a mess. It can't make up it's mind if its a comedy, a drama, a dramady, a morality play or a farce. The characters are one dimensional; all characters are either all good or all bad. Nothing in between. There is no subtlety to this movie or colors of emotion. It is lacking in verisimilitude. The over the top performances of the grandmother and grandfather knock you out of the reality of the story. You can't have it both ways.

The music is annoying, manipulative and intrusive. I can't help rolling my eyes and yelling oh brother as it underscore emotional changes and epiphanies. Again no subtlety.

The love interest is so good; he is always talking about love. The wife is so good and kind and hurt. The husband so mean and hateful. People have good and bad in life; they are not all one way. This movie insists that people are one or the other. This takes us back to melodramatic morality plays of the middle ages.

Tyler Perry rips off Eddie Murphy by playing multiple roles that aren't nearly as funny as Murphy's. He even rips off the fart jokes of the elderly black man.

There is not one iota of cleverness or originality in this infuriating mess of a movie. This movie insults the intelligence of every moviegoer.

Positives: it was great seeing Cicely Tyson again and Judge Mablean's cameo was fun. Overall, a colossal waste of time.

Caught this movie on the Black Entertainment Network while

flipping channels. It was a pleasant surprise!!! Entertaining! Funny

and heart tugging all at once.

When a young girl cries for help for her mom who is being beaten

up by her boyfriend, the only one to help is a drag queen--Holiday

Heart-- who packs a punch. He befriends the duo taking them to

his home and they become a family in spite of their differences.

All is well until another man comes along putting a rift between the

mother and Holiday. Then Drugs pull the mom away from the

family.

I found Holiday;s need for a family heartbreaking and truthful--and

it was an incredible portrayal. Also great are Alfre Woodward and

the young girl.

There are a couple of holes in the plot but this story of a drag

queen with a heart of gold really packs an emotional wallop. What

a sleeper. Highly recommended

I love movies that make me laugh and cry. This one does.

When Tula, a 30 ish frumpy Greek Girl realizes her future is more

of the same as a spinster frumpy Greek Girl, she prettifies herself,

makes changes in her career and faster than you can say

"Yasou"--- finds the Wasp of her dreams. But her overbearing

Greek family doesn't approve.

I found myself shamelessly routing for the frumpy Cinderella

Greek Girl (played to perfection by author actress Nia Vardalos) as it plays into our romantic fantasies. Belly laughs abound

especially-as is the customs of Greeks-to spit on the bride as she

walks down the aisle much to the chagrin of the Waspy Inlaws.

Zwick knows how to pace the action seemlessly. Hysterical

performances by Michael Constantine, Lainie Kazan and Andrea

Martin. You don't see the laughs coming. Yes it's a tad old

fashioned but so is "romeo and juliet." See this movie