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Summary: You've got Romantic chemistry
Review: And that's the driving force behind this movie. Granted the premise is a bit far fetched, and the chances of this actually happening, (two people fighting a corporate battle then falling in love in real life) IS far fetched, but what brings this movie the charm, and charisma, and chemistry that it has is Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Without them, this would be 2 stars or less. That's it. Leave your common sense at the door when you see this movie and enjoy the chemistry between the two stars.
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Summary: Superior
Review: A wonderful reunion of Meg and Tom. You've Got Mail is funny, cute, sweet and makes you feel good! This movie shows NYC at it's best and adds great music to the mix. I recommend You've Got Mail if you like romantic comedies. The scenes where Meg's character remembers her mother are touching, although her relationship with her boyfriend is not quite believable, but this can be forgiven since the rest of the movie is enchanting!
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Summary: Internet users rejoice!
Review: When I first heard about a movie that is based on an Internet relationship, I knew that I had to see it. I've been trying to tell some of my "offline" friends for years about the benefits of the Internet. The greatest benefit, in my opinion, is meeting new people. "You've Got Mail" is a movie that brings an Internet relationship into real life. As the movie begins, we see Hanks and Ryan communicating via e-mail about their common interests and as the plot progresses, they discover that they live in the same city. Coincidentally, they are owners of rival bookstores and we watch to see if their relationship can survive despite their dueling businesses. Overall, "You've Got Mail" was a blast of fresh air for those enchanted by the Internet. It reminded me that Internet relationships often spill over into real life -- successfully. The viewer will become enraptured in the realistic, suspenseful plot with a twist of humor added every so often. As an Internet addict, "You've Got Mail" will probably be one of my favorite movies of all time. I certainly recommend it to any Internet junkie, or to anyone who enjoys the stellar talent of Hanks and Ryan. YGM has certainly become the "hallmark" movie (and catch-phrase) of the Internet era!
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Summary: What about New York in the summer?
Review: Was it just me, or did the movie end before the real story was over? I know that I shouldn't be hinting at the ending, but as this is a light, romantic comedy starring down-to-earth Tom Hanks and girl-next-door Meg Ryan, anyone who doesn't know--in the most general sense, of course--what happens in the end has probably not seen a movie in over a decade. The love-on-line angle is not the real story, but the framework. The real story is about how Mr. Chain Store meets Miss Sole Proprietor and how they have to reconcile love and business. Yes, we romantics want them to end up together, live happily ever after, yadda, yadda, yadda . . . but we also want the princess to have her own store--or at least her own life--after marriage. As for the framework, it had some loose ends, a lot of subplots that the screenwriter and director didn't follow through to the end. For instance, what was the deal with Tom Hanks' "wicked stepmother" and "American family"? Why did they get so much attention when they didn't influence the plot beyond Hanks and Ryan's first meeting in her bookstore? They took up a lot of film that could have been used for a satisfying denoument. After doing such a great job of showing how beautiful New York is in the fall, the winter and the spring (thereby, I've heard, not really showing New York at all), both the director and the set designers neglected New York in the summer. (Though I barely noticed because my eyes kept wandering to the costumes, which were even more fabulous than the sets.) Unlike "Sleepless in Seattle", which even has a better soundtrack, "You've Got Mail" doesn't come full circle. It will make living in New York, going on line, or being in love look 100% perfect--but as anyone who is experiencing any will tell you, that isn't the whole story at all.
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Summary: The Worst "Major" Movie I've Ever Seen
Review: This porrly written and dull clone of "Sleepless In Seattle" - a great movie - is nothing more than a heartless, passionless ad for AOL and Starbucks. Awful.
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Summary: OUTSTANDING
Review: THIS WAS A FANTASTIC MOVIE. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY
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Summary: Great Romantic Comedy
Review: You've got mail is one of the best romantic comedies I've ever seen. Nora Ephron did a fabulous job creating this movie. The wonderful Meg Ryan good girl could be seen shining through her character. Tom Hanks and Meg are the perfect match for this movie. The only downside is the sound quality.
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Summary: More Charm than all of it's Peer's Combined.
Review: Before it's Release, "You've Got Mail" must have had alot of Unbelievers saying "No way can it be as good as Sleepless in Seattle", I'm sure the thought crossed my mind more than once. But this very different and similarily entertaining film proves it's Pre-Conceived Critics wrong by being Fresh, Funny and One Hell-of-a-lot-a Good Time. Tom and Meg get Together on screen for the Third time, and they prove the "Three Time's a Charm" Theory True. Their at the Top of their game here and I do believe they have both hit their Romantic Comedy Peak. The Supporting Cast, including Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey, Dabney Coleman, Dave Chappelle and Steve Zahn, are all terrific. They are of course playing Second Fiddle to Tom and Meg though, but they all have enough Screen time to Shine. All-Round, It's a Near Perfect Romantic Comedy, a Can't say it IS Perfect as one day it could be topped. But I don't see it happening too soon.
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Summary: The best romantic flick I've ever experienced.
Review: There are a couple of things this film has going for it. First is the chemistry between the on-screen characters. There's a reason Hanks and Ryan were casted for this flick- it's because audiences (including myself) like to see the sparks between these two people. They were a great team in Sleepless in Seattle, and it's pretty obvious the 'magic' is still there. The soundtrack to this movie is absolutely incredible. Harry Nilsson is perfect (the puppy song, over the rainbow), and the rest of the songs fit so well with the mood of the movie at all times. Sinead O'Conner's addition (I think it's called the lord must live in NY city) adds to the mood I talk about later, and Carol King's Anyone At All is one of the best romantic songs I've ever heard/played. The mood to the movie is always incredibly upbeat- which is strange- most movies have their lulls or depressing moments. This movie, however, never gets itself in that rut. It's always very very cheery and bright. Although some may hate that, I can do nothing but appreciate the change of style. Everytime I watch You've Got Mail, I just think, "I WANT TO GO TO NEW YORK!!!" Overall, the movie just makes you feel good. It's one of my favorite movies, and is certainly my most favorite romantic film. Even techies won't get annoyed, because thank goodness the focus isn't aol or anything of that matter.
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Summary: HOMOGENIZE THE WORLD
Review: Entertaining film with a fair amount of cute, interesting observations about relationships, people and the nature of things in general. When a fellow theatergoer shushes Greg Kinnear's character, Kinnear says, "A hot dog is singing. Do you need silence while a hot dog sings?" Tom Hanks is his likable self, and Meg Ryan is the usual. I don't care for her and do not see why people are so stuck on her. She is cute, but she overacts in a way that just... bothers me. I think the concept of this picture arrives at a timely moment when many people are finding themselves meeting via computers and using technology to aid in their personal lives, which grow busier and busier as technology grows more pervasive. It also comes at a time in history when the concept of the bigger and cheaper chains overrunning the small, independent businesses is commonplace. Ryan plays Kathleen Kelly, an independent bookstore owner who struggles when Hanks's big mega chain bookstore, Fox Books, opens around the corner from Kelly's store. (Ironically Kelly's railing against the homogenization of the world parallels the way movies of this nature are made. The industry is so obsessed with making a profit that they will reuse the same story over and over and the public is gullible to buy it over and over). In person, the pair have an adversarial relationship. Online, not knowing that they are speaking to each other... not really knowing who they are speaking with, they basically fall in love. Meanwhile both have relationships in real, non-electronic mail lives... Hanks with the incomparable indie darling Parker Posey (he splits up with her after they have been stuck in an elevator and she starts freaking out because she cannot find her Tic Tacs) and Ryan with a splendid Greg Kinnear. It is a feel good movie above all, although the important issues of online communication AND corporations ruling the world are serious issues that can be debated in some other venue. Also nice... Dabey Coleman as Tom Hanks's father and also Jane Adams for only moments as a tv host-interviewer who captures Kinnear's heart during an interview. (The keen indie movie follower and Frasier fan will know Adams as Niles's plastic surgeon girlfriend Mel. They will also recognise her bit part in Wonder Boys as the pregnant waitress Oola and as the down on her luck character who never quite wins in the disturbing Happiness).
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