You’ve Got Mail stars Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks as rivals – she owns a small bookshop, he runs a greedy chain – who fall in love on the Internet.
It’s pretty, predictable and was destined to be a hit though director and co-writer Nora Ephron and her star duo struck wittier, more resonant notes in Sleepless In Seattle(1993).
Hanks toughs it out nicely, but Ryan – smoothing the rough edges she showed to advantage in Addicted To Love – leans so heavily on her trademark moonbeam cuteness that you might think you’re drowning in gossamer.
Joe Fox
Tom Hanks Kathleen Kelly
Meg Ryan Frank Navasky
Greg Kinnear Patricia Eden
Parker Posey Birdie Conrad
Jean Stapleton George Pappas
Steve Zahn Christina Plutzker
Heather Burns Kevin Jackson
Dave Chappelle Nelson Fox
Dabney Coleman Schuyler Fox
John Randolph Annabelle Fox
Hallee Hirsh Matt Fox
Jeffrey Scaperrotta Gillian Quinn
Cara Seymour Maureen
Katie Finneran Charlie
Michael Badalucco
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