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You've Got Mail

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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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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

A magical combination of love, loneliness, humor, and conflict.

Full Review Source: Norman Transcript | comment Comment
03/12/01
Jim Chastain
Jim Chastain
Norman Transcript

light and romantic, funny, charming, and easy to sit through

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
02/27/01
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

There's no denying the chemistry between Hanks, whose comparisons to Jimmy Stewart are becoming annoyingly accurate, and Ryan, whose schoolgirl cuteness is finally taking on a layer of matured confidence.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/14/01
Jack Mathews
Jack Mathews
Los Angeles Times
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You've Got Mail is a nice little romantic comedy that is boosted by perhaps the best romantic couple in the movies today, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan, the stars of Sleepless in Seattle, and the overlooked gem Joe Vs. the Volcano.

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01/01/01
Robert Roten
Robert Roten
Laramie Movie Scope
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01/01/00
Empire Magazine

Hanks and Ryan have a chemistry that's undeniable.

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01/01/00
E! Online

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 is a timely romance for this impersonal, computer-driven decade.

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01/01/00
Bob Bloom
Bob Bloom
rec.arts.movies.reviews

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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Better than Sleepless in Seattle

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

Seasonal to the max, You've Got Mail is a paradigm of product placement, packaged good cheer and innocuous irony.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
01/01/00
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

Impeccably inane!

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01/01/00
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

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

Pretty typical Ephron: shiny to look at, with myriad clever moments, the whole thing awash in more sentiment than Frank Capra ever dared.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

Less than what you hoped for but pretty much what you expected.

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01/01/00
Duane Dudek
Duane Dudek
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

You've Got Mail, is a sleek, well-photographed romantic comedy that actually compliments the beauty of NYC more than the actual stars of the film...

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01/01/00
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Insufferably cutesy-poo!

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01/01/00
Edward Johnson-Ott
Edward Johnson-Ott
NUVO Newsweekly

A sweetly sentimental romance that shrewdly capitalizes on the foolproof allure of its stars.

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Eleonore Snow
Eleonore Snow
Mr. Showbiz

A spotty and tedious two hour affair!

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01/01/00
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News
 
 
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