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You've Got Mail (1998)

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Reviews Counted:74

Fresh:50

Rotten:24

Average Rating:6.2/10

Consensus: Great chemistry between the leads made this a warm and charming delight.

Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Based on the classic film THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. Tom Hanks plays a book mega-store owner who falls in love over e-mail with... Based on the classic film THE SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. Tom Hanks plays a book mega-store owner who falls in love over e-mail with the owner of a struggling children's bookstore, played by Meg Ryan. [More]

Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Greg Kinnear

Starring: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Greg Kinnear, Jean Stapleton, Dave Chappelle, Steve Zahn, Dabney Coleman, Michael Badalucco

Director: Nora Ephron

Director: Nora Ephron
Screenwriter: Nora Ephron, Delia Ephron
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Nora Ephron
Composer: George Fenton

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Better than Sleepless in Seattle

Full Review Source: AboutFilm.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Carlo Cavagna
Carlo Cavagna
AboutFilm.com

The movie grows on you until you don't want to leave it.

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01/01/00
Bob Fenster
Bob Fenster
Arizona Republic
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You've Got Mail is a valentine to the happenstance miracle of lovers and other strangers, a movie that regards modern romance as something that is, ultimately, old-fashioned to its core.

Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle | comment Comment
01/01/00
Steve Davis
Steve Davis
Austin Chronicle

Warm, smart, and funny!

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01/01/00
Jay Carr
Jay Carr
Boston Globe
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Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
03/24/02
Boston Phoenix

Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron's screenplay is adequately warm and funny, and the characters sufficiently charming, to draw audiences in to the unlikely but ultimately engaging love affair.

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06/05/02
Christine James
Christine James
Boxoffice Magazine

Another problem is chemistry; remarkably, Hanks and Ryan haven't any until the last few scenes.

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01/01/00
Lawrence Toppman
Lawrence Toppman
Charlotte Observer

Ryan and Hanks have more winning smiles than most people have expressions!

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01/01/00
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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The whole movie goes bland and flat as a fast-food knish or a blank computer screen.

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01/01/00
Michael Wilmington
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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Um filme carente de atrativos como os que fizeram de 'Sintonia de Amor' uma pequena obra-prima entre as comédias românticas.

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05/31/02
Pablo Villaca
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

There's no serious problem that would keep me from recommending the movie, but if you want a more organized, more serious, more humorous and more organic film, watch the similar Sleepless In Seattle.

Full Review Source: Cinemaphile.org | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Keyes
David Keyes
Cinemaphile.org

You've Got Mail distills the essence of Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks. It's a cute, funny, nice and ever-so-appealing romantic comedy.

Full Review Source: Cinematter | comment Comment
01/01/00
Madeleine Williams
Madeleine Williams
Cinematter

You've Got Mail is a relentlessly practical movie, big business versus little business, strangers touching over the internet versus real life volatility.

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
06/14/01
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

It's a good date movie, and I recommend it. But don't forget to rent The Shop Around the Corner.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
11/22/02
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid

You've Got Mail is a valentine to New York's Upper West Side neighborhood, a center of liberal, well-educated individuals who patronize a plethora of megastores and independents as well.

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01/01/00
Harvey S. Karten
Harvey S. Karten
Compuserve

a romantic comedy in the long tradition of Hollywood romantic comedies

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01/01/00
Arthur Lazere
Arthur Lazere
culturevulture.net

You've Got Mail provides a perfectly cuddly night at the movies!

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01/01/00
Philip Wuntch
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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There's no denying the on-screen chemistry between Hanks and Ryan, but still it never really seems to spark as much as it did in Sleepless in Seattle.

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04/02/05
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Succeeds because because it is such a refreshing dose of romantic fantasy -- and because it has such likable stars in Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jeff Vice
Jeff Vice
Deseret News, Salt Lake City

It lacks the freshness of the first film, but it's still a charmer.

Full Review Source: Detroit News | comment Comment
01/01/00
Susan Stark
Susan Stark
Detroit News
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