Ginger and Cinnamon (2003)

Yawn. Poorly Filmed Snooze Fest.

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

Thousands of backpackers descend upon Greece in the summer. This time it was an Aunt (Stefania Montorsi) and her niece (Martina Merlino) that joined them. Stefania was getting over the breakup of an eight-year relationship with Andrea (Giampaolo Morelli), and Megghy (Merlino) was looking to lose her virginity.It was a very light romantic chick-flick that took place on Ios. It had a great soundtrack from Boy George to Mozart, from The Village People to Debussy.Ultimately, it was a light salad; just enough humor to keep you interested, but little else.I did like Montorsi and would like to see more of her in the future.

This was just a fun movie. But it was a well-made, fun movie that didn't drag at any point. However I must provide a few caveats: I have been to Greece on many occasions and stayed on Santorini for a little over a month. So I loved re-living that time through this film. I think they captured the lazy-island-feel that Santorini can have, as well as its beauty. The older film, "Summer Lovers" probably did the scenery a little bit better, but this was a much better film.The story is fun too and this was a pleasant surprise because I was satisfied with the scenery and the neurotic female characters, but the story came through and that made it a movie that I could actually recommend to more people. Give it a look if you are a female and especially if you have been to Santorini.

This movie was very good. I watched it a few weeks ago and couldn't help myself from watching it again last night. I love the way that they portray Italian's. Free, crazy, loving, confused... all the things that people truly are. Here in America we tend to forget that people in other countries are just that... people... this shows a lot about men and the way they are with women. at first, the ex wouldn't even look at the niece, but then, after her persistence, he gives in, even giving her a kiss on her cheeks when she shows up the one day. i also love the way the family is together. when megghy finds out who he is at her b-day party, she grabs the aunt by her hair and goes to knee her in the face. it is just funny how expressive Italian's are... i should know... my mother was born in Italy...

I saw this film at the Open Roads festival at Lincoln Center and enjoyed the film. Though slightly predictable, much of the comedy was well done. Stefania Montorsi is simply beautiful and positively lights up the screen with her personality... in the case of "Dillo...", she lights up the screen with her dysfunctional yet lovable personality. The comedy of errors on the island is amusing, though at times almost unbelievable in its coincidence. Martina Merlino's performance as the disillusioned, virginal Megghy could break your heart. The Bollywood style sequence at the end was very over the top, but the director's comments on someone's question during a q and a session on the scene's origins as a tribute to Bollywood made it worth it... Supposedly, during production, they bought a used cd player, and the tune that is played in the final scene was from a cd left in the player before they bought it. All in all, a funny film set on a beautiful island.