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I love a good soppy romance
Much like its predecessor, Sleepless In Seattle, You've Got Mail is one of the movies that can be watched time & time again, and you'll never tire of it - except for Parker Posey's rather annoying performance. Also look out for Heather Burns, who was also in Miss Congeniality, as "Cheryl Frasier, Miss Rhode Island". This is the third time that Meg and Tom have acted together, the previous two being: Joe Versus the Volcano and Sleepless in Seattle. I definitely think they should act together again, although what with Meg's very frozen look, and trout pout lips, it might be a little hard.

The movie's predictable at best, but a wonderful, "modem" love story, based around strangers emailing each other, and never telling each other personal details. This is a terrific way of bringing the rom-com into the 21st century, although the email gets left to one side from about halfway through the movie.

Joe Fox's grandfather mentions that long ago, he briefly shared a pen pal romance with the store's previous owner, Cecilia Kelly (Kathleen's mother), and that they only communicated through letters. This may have been a reference to the movie's predecessor, The Shop Around The Corner, starring James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan.

Joe misquotes The Godfather: When Joe Fox and Kathleen Kelly first meet at the cocktail party, Joe says, "I didn't know who you were with," quoting the movie producer Jack Woltz. The actual line is, "Why didn't you tell me you were with the Corelone family?" The scene where Joe accidentally closes the door of Kathleen's shop on the balloons was unscripted. Tom Hanks actually did that, and adlibbed the line, "Good thing it wasn't the fish." The director thought it was so funny that she kept it in.

A lot of the supporting cast completely vanish in the last quarter of the movie, and it's such a shame, it would have been nice to bring them back for the final scenes. I also did not like Meg Ryan's hair, it's much too harsh at times. She isn't as great as she was in Sleepless In Seattle, which is a shame, as it brings the movie down a bit, and leaves Tom struggling.

Sure romantic comedies aren't everybody's cup of tea (and boy, do I know that), but I certainly recommend you getting this if your girlfriend/best friend/mum/dad/sister/perhaps even boyfriend might like this. It's well worth seeing. Maybe make it a double feature with plenty of popcorn with Sleepless In Seattle.

Fun and Funny!
This movie is about two bookshop owners, Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan), whose store, The Shop Around the Corner, is a small family business and Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) whose family owns the chain of big, modern Fox Books bookstores. Kathleen's store is losing business to Fox Books, and is in danger of closing down. Kathleen is feeling very hostile toward the owner, Joe Fox, but what she doesn't know is that Joe is the nice, funny guy she's been emailing back and forth with since the two met in a chatroom. Joe, after meeting Kathleen (but not knowing he's been emailing her) describes Kathleen as "a pill" to a friend and co-worker. Joe has no idea that Kathleen is the sweet, charming woman he's been emailing.
The plot of this movie was clever and funny, and this was an enjoyable movie to watch. You've Got Mail is a sweet, light movie that's full of heart and is funny without trying too hard.

WONDERFUL!
An outstanding romantic comedy, You've Got Mail, brings to the screen the love story between two bookstore owners: one of a large chain of book superstores and the other of a local children's store. Things are not that easy, however, for the two, since the former is to a great extent responsible for putting the latter out of business...
It is a film about human relations, hope and second chances, but most importantly about trust, love, and inner strength.
Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, and the rest of the cast, have truly outdone themselves with their performances, which are exceptional to say the least! All the actors, without exceptions, give it their 100% and it really shows (the chemistry is AMAZING)! Very well written and very well presented, the movie is without a doubt guaranteed to provide more than just a few laughs, not to mention a few tears. The film is simple enough, but does a great job of describing people's every day lives and the problems they face. It just goes to show that simplicity is often far better than complexity, when trying to present issues of a human nature.
The setting, the plot, the dialogues, the humor, and the music are all wonderful!
In short, You've Got Mail is a movie worth watching and even though it is not quite as good as Sleepless in Seattle, it is definitely a keeper! 4½ Stars

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