My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3: A Celebration of love, family, and culture

Nia Vardalos' third edition of the renowned comedy franchise hits theatres on Friday, Sept. 8 in the United States. The Oscar nominee this time reprises her role as Toula  alongside her on-screen husband, Ian (John Corbett). This time, viewers will see their love story travel abroad (to Greece, of course!) in a humorous and heartwarming sequel. 
Toula's aim is to deliver a journal belonging to her late father Gus (Michael Constantine) to his childhood best friends, but she's in for a crazy journey when the entire Portokalos family decides to accompany her — including her strong-willed daughter Paris (Elena Kampouris).
Nia Vardalos captured the attention of the film industry two decades ago when she created and acted in the largely autobiographical "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," an indie charmer that still holds the record for highest-grossing romantic comedy of all time.
Audiences flocked to her realistic Toula Portokalos, a wallflower Chicago waitress who straightened both her hair and her spine over her dominant family's concerns. Many moviegoers identified with Toula as she struggled to leave her father's restaurant, make her own career, and marry her non-Greek partner (John Corbett).
But forget about empowerment this time. "It's a badge of honour to take care of people," Toula shyly narrates at the beginning of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3." This is the first picture in the franchise in which Vardalos not only acts and writes, but also directs, with the producer Rita Wilson, Tom Hanks and Garry Goetzman.
The franchise belongs to a style of Rom Coms that are as much about family as they are about falling in love. Other examples include Moonstruck, The Wedding Banquet, and Ray Romano's directorial debut, Somewhere in Queens. It's no surprise that each film deals with a culture clash in the immigrant experience in America. These films have a unique power to comfort spectators by allowing them to "laugh, cry, and care."