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Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
What critics thought
The Hanks-Ryan pairing drew genuine warmth from many critics, but the film split sharply between those charmed by its cozy Manhattan romance and those who found it cloying, self-satisfied, and riddled with corporate product placement that sits awkwardly inside a story about a small bookshop being crushed by a chain store.
“Ms. 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. And he continues to amaze. Once again, he fully inhabits a new role without any obvious actorly behavior, to the point where comparisons to James Stewart ... really cannot be avoided.”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“they show why they are two of Hollywood's most bankable and, in many ways, most traditional stars.”
Lael Loewenstein·Variety
“Takes almost two self-infatuated, smarmy, condescending, cringe-inducingly sentimental hours to reach its pre-ordained conclusion”
Nathan Rabin·The A.V. Club
“For some reason, this film made me feel like a Christmas goose being fattened for slaughter. Its force-fed diet of whimsy cloyed long before the eagerly anticipated romantic payoff arrived to put me out of my misery.”
Michael O'Sullivan·The Washington Post
“In a film about the ruthless corporate destruction of small businesses, it's hard not to flinch at the prominent placement accorded IBM, Starbucks, and AOL logos.”
Maitland McDonagh·TV Guide
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Nora EphronDirector
Meg RyanKathleen Kelly
Tom HanksJoe Fox
Greg KinnearFrank Navasky
Parker PoseyPatricia Eden
Heather BurnsChristina Plutzker
Dave ChappelleKevin Jackson
Jean StapletonBirdie Conrad
Steve ZahnGeorge Pappas
Dabney ColemanNelson Fox
John RandolphSchulyer Fox
Hallee HirshAnnabelle Fox
Jeffrey ScaperrottaMatt Fox
George FentonComposer
Delia EphronWriter
John LindleyCinematographyYou've Got Mail
Book superstore magnate Joe Fox and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
What critics thought
The Hanks-Ryan pairing drew genuine warmth from many critics, but the film split sharply between those charmed by its cozy Manhattan romance and those who found it cloying, self-satisfied, and riddled with corporate product placement that sits awkwardly inside a story about a small bookshop being crushed by a chain store.
“Ms. 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. And he continues to amaze. Once again, he fully inhabits a new role without any obvious actorly behavior, to the point where comparisons to James Stewart ... really cannot be avoided.”
Janet Maslin·The New York Times
“they show why they are two of Hollywood's most bankable and, in many ways, most traditional stars.”
Lael Loewenstein·Variety
“Takes almost two self-infatuated, smarmy, condescending, cringe-inducingly sentimental hours to reach its pre-ordained conclusion”
Nathan Rabin·The A.V. Club
“For some reason, this film made me feel like a Christmas goose being fattened for slaughter. Its force-fed diet of whimsy cloyed long before the eagerly anticipated romantic payoff arrived to put me out of my misery.”
Michael O'Sullivan·The Washington Post
“In a film about the ruthless corporate destruction of small businesses, it's hard not to flinch at the prominent placement accorded IBM, Starbucks, and AOL logos.”
Maitland McDonagh·TV Guide
Genres
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Cast & Crew
Nora EphronDirectorMeg RyanKathleen KellyTom HanksJoe FoxGreg KinnearFrank NavaskyParker PoseyPatricia EdenHeather BurnsChristina PlutzkerDave ChappelleKevin JacksonJean StapletonBirdie ConradSteve ZahnGeorge PappasDabney ColemanNelson FoxJohn RandolphSchulyer FoxHallee HirshAnnabelle FoxJeffrey ScaperrottaMatt FoxGeorge FentonComposerDelia EphronWriterJohn LindleyCinematographyStream
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