Date Movie Review

Three hundred pound ginger waitress Julia Jones (Hannigan) can't get a man. Who knew they were so fussy? Julia is a big-hearted, diary-keeping romantic who works at her dad's Greek restaurant (so that's Bridget Jones and My Big Fat Greek Wedding ticked off the 'Films To Spoof' list). A quick visit to a date doctor (add Hitch) and Julia is magically transformed into a lithe young thing ready to go a-datin' ('Extreme Makeover'). Thus the tone for the entire film is set.

Julia's Greek-African-American father (Eddie Griffin) wants her to marry "one of her own". Unfortunately, men of Greek-African-American-Indian-Japanese heritage are in short supply. Oh the hilarity. She has her own ideas, however, and soon falls for Campbell's foppish Englishman, Grant Fockyerdoder. That's right, 'Fock-Yer-Doder'. Feel free to take a moment to appreciate the subtle wordplay.

Grant is forced to 'meet the parents' while Julia deals with Grant's ex (Sophie Monk) who is trying to get the groom back and ruin her 'best friend's wedding'. It really is that crass. The only discernable plot is driven solely by the desire to reference as many successful romantic comedies as possible - perhaps in the hope that some of their lustre will polish this cinematic excrement.