Rating: PG for some Language
Director: Nora Ephron
Who is it For: Anyone that enjoys a good feel good movie.
Who is it Not For: People who don't like Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, I suppose.
What I liked: There are many many great quotes that come out of this movie. So, in essence the writing was great and of course Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks has great chemistry in movies.
What I didn't Like: This movie and a lot of other movies have this theme where they have the audiences wanting the people in their current relationship to end and to move onto another one they are developing with someone else. My question is what about the other people? What if you were the other person? It has become a predictable and old theme in love stories. Other than that I didn't really have any glaring things that were distasteful to me or set off my pet peeve meter.
Memorable Quotes: "Because we're going to sell them cheap books and legal addictive stimulants." - Joe Fox The interesting thing about this quote is Tom Hanks was working on it while filming Sleepless in Seattle when he and the rest of the cast became quite addicted to Starbucks.
"Well, you know what? Don't do it, 'cause the minute you do, they lose all respect for you" - Christina Plutzker This was in reference to having "cyber sex"
Plot: Two bookstore owners, one of a local small bookstore and the other of a huge franchise bookstore, are in competition on the West side of New York. They begin as foes and progress through friendship into love through a series of quick witted lines and the Internet.
This movie is a solid movie with good actors doing what they do best; acting. Like I stated above this movie is full of great lines and quotes. I think the biggest thing in this movie especially what pushed it up in my rating was the originality of it. At this time room chats and looking for people over the Internet was a newer thing and this movie brought it out to millions that there is a possibility of another avenue for love.
You've Got Mail also brought about the subject of people who are in what seem to be a good relationship but are in reality looking for something more and they don't know what it is. Which, I believe is able to connect to many people out there but as you read above it is a theme that is overplayed I feel. In the end you find yourself rooting for these two bookstore owners to leave their current relationships and to move on to the new person.
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