Love’s Greek to me (2023)

Director: Michael Robison

Starring: Torrey DeVitto, Yannis Tsimitselis, Marina Sirtis

Ilana travels to Santorini with her Greek boyfriend Mike for a family wedding. When he surprises her by proposing, she gets caught in the whirlwind of his overzealous mom.

I accidentally stumbled upon this movie whilst browsing a streaming site. Those following my blog, will know romantic comedies are not my favourite genre – mainly because I find them predictable. Although ‘Love’s Greek to me’ is also every bit predictable, I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would.

The film revolves around the relationship between Ilana and her Greek boyfriend Mike. When she finally goes to Greece for the first time (for a wedding) she meets Mike’s family. Mike also plans to propose to Ilana. Mike’s mother Athena is an overbearing character (making for an interesting and funny character in the process). It’s all about tradition – GREEK tradition!

I loved the beautiful sights of Greece, making for beautiful cinematography. None of the characters were truly standout characters, but they were a lot of fun. I couldn’t help but think the creators were somehow trying to make another ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ (they even use reference to that film in this film!).

Despite ending up as predictable as I believed it would be, it was still a fun movie. Cheesy, but sweet.

Would I watch it again? I don’t think so. I’d much rather watch ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ again, which is one of my all-time favourite comedies.