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You've Got Mail

1998

Nora Ephron

Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear, Parker Posey ...

5.2

69,915

Romance. Comedy Based on the classic film The Shop Around the Corner, this tale of pen-pal romance has been updated for the internet age. 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 Ryan.

	Author	Review
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The appeal of 'You've Got Mail' is as old as love and as new as the Web (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Janet Maslin The New York Times	"Ryan plays her role blithely and credibly this time, with an air of freshness, a minimum of cute fidgeting and a lot of fond chemistry with Mr. Hanks."	POS
United States	Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post	"The protagonists of Nora Ephron's new romantic comedy spend so much time either logged on to their e-mail accounts or ordering designer coffee that the film feels like an extended commercial for AOL and Starbucks."	NEG
United States	Lisa Schwarzbaum Entertainment Weekly	"For giving millions of electronic-letter writers hope, alone, this valentine to modern love in New York deserves the letter B."	POS
United States	Lael Loewenstein Variety	"[A] winning romantic comedy and great date movie will be propelled to hefty B.O. by its alluring, high-powered stars"	POS
United States	Ruthe Stein SFGATE	"Every time 'You've Got Mail' is about to choke on its own cleverness, it's resuscitated by its extremely likable -- oh heck, let's just call them lovable -- stars."	NEU
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Hanks and Ryan were hired for two reasons: both are instantly likable and, as proven in two previous outings (...), they work well together (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS

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