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The new "Shop around the Corner"
In a nice Homage, the DVD for _You've Got Mail_ has a brief snippet from the movie on which it was based, _The Shop around the Corner_. This DVD does not have a whole lot of extras, but then a romantic comedy doesn't exctly lend itself to oodles of extra's either.

The story of _You've Got Mail_ is really just a modern retelling of _The Shop around the Corner_ . So instead of an Assistant Manager and a Co-Worker, who don't like each other, being pen-pals and falling in love, we have The Creator of a Barnes&Noble clone and the owner of a little book store, who don't like each other, sending e-mails to one another. Tom Hanks, as Joe Fox, and Meg Ryan, as Kathleen Kelley, do a wonderful job pulling this off. Still I think this movie is made as much by the supporting cast as it is by the leads. Dabney Coleman as Joe Fox's father is great, and helps this movie from becoming maudlin. The ending is pretty much by the numbers, but if you aren't watching this moving wanting that to happen then explain to me why you are watching the movie?

Highly recommended.

Heartwarming Romantic Comedy
A wonderful film to reunite Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. Also joining them is the wonderful director Nora Ephron. This film is witty and charming. 'You've Got Mail' will bring a smile to your face, as well as make your heart flutter. A brilliantly funny story line just adds to the fabulous acting in this film. Tom Hanks plays Joe Fox, who is the son of a major book chain owner ("Fox Books"). Meg Ryan (Kathleen Kelly) is also in the book business, she owns a quaint little children's book store called "Shop Around the Corner." They are of course business rivals. However the main plot is even more amusing, because it really hits home. Since this modern age of computers brings romance. Kathleen and Joe are to neither of their knowlege are e-mail pals. Can this romance last? See it for yourself and find out!

Romance amidst technology
I found this to be a very pleasant movie, full of wit, romance, comedy and a bit of eccentricity as well. Tom Hanks is a Master Actor who gives us, once again, an excellent performance. His gestures, movements and the imitations to segments from "The Godfather", show us just how much he is capable of delivering in his job. His chemistry with Meg Ryan is absolutely fantastic, you can see they really enjoy working together and this is, no doubt, what makes over 80% of the movie succesful. I don't think Meg Ryan is a great actress per se, but she shines in this kind of movie, she really does. The movie takes place in none other than art mecca New York City, Hanks playing the part of a bookstore magnate, just opening a huge bookstore on the Upper West Side, leaving small bookstore owners like Ryan (who owns a charming children's bookstore "just around the corner") very much out of business. There's a parallel in their personal lives as well: a relationship through e-mail that don't know about... just yet. The comedy keeps developing, supported by great actors like Greg Kinnear, Jean Stapleton and Parker Posey. Typical New York landmarks are also displayed as a setting, such as the wonderful food store "Zabar's" (extremely expensive but full of delicacies), "Cafe Lalo" (much more intimate than today's "Starbucks"), and "Grey's Papaya", where the most delicious hot dogs are said to be found. This movie not only will appeal to fans of the Hanks-Ryan duo, but to booklovers as well, since it revolves all around the book world, depicting the big problems that the advent of the big bookstores (such as "Barnes & Noble" and "Borders"), represented for the smaller bookshops that have been around forever.

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