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 has much in common with Sleepless in Seattle but ultimately pales by comparison. Full Review |
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It's a romantic comedy. Anything can happen. Full Review |
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Mail may not be as romantic as Sleepless, but it's wittier. Full Review |
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You've Got Mail is not as saccharine as I expected, but the sugar-coated love story offers us nothing new or original. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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There is something marvelously contrived about this classic situation: two attractive and incongruous characters who don't know what we know:They belong with each, and when the heck will they get together? Full Review |
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You've Got Mail is probably not as engaging as Sleepless, with which it will inevitably be compared, but it has its moments. Full Review |
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It's a good date movie, and I recommend it. But don't forget to rent The Shop Around the Corner. Full Review |
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This film enchanted me, and even if it did work for me slightly better as a comedy than as a romance, it's still a great comedy -- and Ryan and Hanks are teriffic. Full Review |
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A love story destined to be remembered as one of the best of the decade. Full Review |
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Yes, You've Got Mail isn't strikingly profound or groundbreaking, but it's one of these movies that just make you feel real good. Full Review |
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Fully-stocked, well-oiled and soulless, You've Got Mail sure feels like a franchise operation -- all that's missing is a greeter and a discount card. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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