This film simply isn't cinematic. There's not enough going on visually to fill the big screen. There's not enough going on to fill the small screen either.
However, the film does have its charms. The characters are likeable. You're willing to follow Tom Hanks anywhere.
The problems though are too big for the film to overcome. Here's a guy that's on the verge of losing everything. Yet we never see it happening. You would think there'd be some drama inherent in his situation. Yet, all Hanks does is go to a community college and things are hunky-dory. No stress, no heartache, no muss, no fuss.
Also, the scene where Julia Roberts turns into a giddy, laughing, full of love woman rings false. I don't care how much she had to drink. Her character is set up to be a cold, completely-in-control woman. This dramatic change is too great to believe. In fact, it would've played better if she was afraid of these feelings she has for Crowne. If those fears combined with her budding love for him conflicted to the point of her breaking down.
Nia Vardalos has a way of making you like the characters she writes about. However, there has to be a lot more going on to be a movie.
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