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Caviar Garnish
This is the second remake of "The Shop Around the Corner". The first was Technicolor musical called "In the Good Old Summertime" which starred Judy Garland. References to Miss Garland's most famous film "The Wizard of Oz" abound in "You've Got Mail" (Meg Ryan hanging ruby slippers on a Christmas tree and reading the book "The Scarecrow of Oz" while ill, the song "Over the Rainbow" being sampled throughout and sung in its entirety at the end, etc.) In addition to reminding me of the two previous versions, I was also reminded of "Pillow Talk". In "Pillow Talk", Doris Day and Rock Hudson, who hate each other, fall in love over a party line without either realizing who the other is. Here, it's Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks falling in love over the Internet. The plot is lightweight and predictable, but the performances more than make up for that. Dabney Coleman, Jean Stapleton, Greg Kinnear, and indie-queen Parker Posey are all brilliant, and although neither of the leading rolls are much of a stretch for Hanks or Ryan, they are at least likeable and have more than enough star power to make this picture work. The script is light and funny, and this film is sure to please if you don't ask it to be more than it is.

The happiest ending I ever cried over!
Perhaps the first time I watched this movie, I would have related more to the characters if I had been online at the time. The truth is, I was so busy writing, I didn't even think about it. After being online for about 6 months, I realized how emotionally attached people can become through e-mail. I think friendships can be made online very easily, however, you could also fall in love, as my friend from college did. She is marrying her soul mate this November. I watched this video while on vacation and saw it through different eyes and with a whole new set of experiences to relate to.

This movie is now one of my absolute all-time favorite romantic comedies. Tom Hanks (dashing as always) plays Joe Fox who anonymously writes to Kathleen Kelly (played by Meg Ryan and cute as ever). They exchange e-mails and in the process also share secrets, divulge their true selves and rely on each other for advice.

Both Joe and Kathleen believe they can protect their identities until one of them decides they should meet. Kathleen is a sweet, intellectual, funny woman who is the owner of a well-established children's book store. Suddenly her life changes dramatically when her business is threatened by a super bookstore.

There is a warmth and character about this movie. The scenes are memorable, funny and sometimes magical. The chemistry between Joe and Kathleen is at first cold and they show intense dislike for each other. Does this "hatred" turn into an equally passionate, yet more pleasant emotion?

Although much of the movie revolves around bookstores, it is in no way "bookish." This is a story about two people in the real world who have entered the Internet Fantasy Land and are looking for "the dream of someone." Both of them are in relationships with people with whom they have much in common, but for whom they do not feel love.

Joe Fox plays clever little mind games with Kathleen when he finds out her secret. The book and the red rose tell him all he needs to know, yet he seems intent on finding out more.

This movie is definitely funnier on video for some reason. OK, I must confess! I went away for a quiet peaceful weekend to a log cabin and after watching this movie, I was compelled to write a review. I had to tell you how enchanting this movie was. It is the perfect movie for a couple on a weekend trip or for anyone who is a hopeless romantic.

You've Got Mail
As far as I'm concerned, You've Got Mail deserves 2 different ratings: a rating for people who love sentimental re-hash pap, and a rating for people who like films that were not created with the sole intention of garnering money.
People who like sentimental pap, this movie is a 5 star classic.

People who partake in the latter, however, will find that this was made by a group of producers who besides planning to take over the world, made this movie to make money on the side. Of course you have seen Sleepless in Seattle, or you wouldn't be on Amazon.com looking at a review of the long-winded sequel. I call it a sequel because besides having different plot-lines, and other anti-subtlely placed superficial differences; the movies are the same.

I don't want to give away *spoilers*, because I bet you can't guess who wins the heart of Meg Ryan at the end. (Hint: He's on the cover and his name is Tom Hanks). That's NOT THE POINT. The point is how you get from point A to point B, point A being the begining, and point B being the honey sweetened ending.

And that journey which I briefly described is tumutulous, tripe, and lame. One good thing I actually can say about You've Got Mail, they certainly know yuppies as far as Hollywood sees them. They get Starbucks, walk dogs along their Park Ave. street, buy furniture from Ikea and Pottery Barn, partake in internet chats on AOL, and believe in true love.

Tom Hanks is pushing insanity, not to guarantee right off the bat that he hated the script, but look in his eyes, and without lying, tell me that he loved it. Meg Ryan acts a whole lot different than she did in Sleepless in Seattle, or in When Harry Met Sally. She is extremely over-reactive to everything. She walks across the room, and twirls. I'm not bashing her though, drinking 3 cups of espresso before rehearsal does take a toll that's quite cumbersome.

I like to describe the script within a parameter of 3 words. Here we go: Email Buddy Love. Ok. Then there is the sub-standard sub-plot about Meg Ryan owning a small bookstore and Tom Hanks owning the huge chain store that resides over it like a huge tower of destruction. Obviously the producers don't like discount stores, because they are posh to the max, but I found nothing wrong with this moral dilemma.

The end is lame. Not the romantic side of it, that ends up exactly how you know it will before you watch the movie, I'm talking about the sub-plot ending. You would think that maybe Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks would form a merger with their bookstores, or Meg Ryan would give in and go hardcore and sue Tom Hank's bookstore; but no. None of that. This thing was written by Nora Ephron.

I don't want to keep on ranting- hey, if you like trite romantic comedies to sit down on late nights watching; that's fine. It's a good movie for sheer entertainment, but it certainly was made as a money-horse for Warner Bros.

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