An average movie

I already saw this movie but, since it was ages ago, I thought I might as well check it out again. Well, I have to admit that the damned thing was not so bad at all after all. Indeed, it would be the third and last romantic-comedy Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan would make together and, just like 'Sleepless in Seattle', I thought that Hanks was pitch-perfect here. At the time, Tom Hanks was pretty much at the height of his career but, from this point on, he would even become one of the most iconic actors at work nowadays. Concerning Meg Ryan, she was really good as well and, in fact, I thought that her character worked better than in 'Sleepless in Seattle'. However, concerning Ryan, even though Hanks's career would keep thriving seemingly forever, for Ryan, I'm afraid this movie was pretty much the beginning of the end since it was her last box-office success. So, the leads were really good but, to be honest, I was not sure about the whole concept though. I mean, many modern viewers might complain that the whole email thing is nowadays really outdated but I don't agree. Sure, the technology are certainly evolved but, more than 20 years later, we still might meet the people the same way, arguably with our smartphone and not with our computer (in fact, that's how I met my latest girlfriend). However, most of the movie had nothing to do with how they communicate with each other. In fact, it was more about the fact that, even though Joe Fox was working for a chain of mega bookstores, he was not such a bad guy after all and, in fact, even his huge store looked fine which was quite refreshing. Anyway, big store, small store, it wouldn't matter much in the future since most of them will disappear because of the rise of internet shopping. Coming back on our movie, even though some ideas were neat, the story was not really as compelling as it was in ‘Sleepless in Seattle’, easily the best movie directed by Nora Ephron, and the last act was seriously clunky but it was entertaining enough. Anyway, to conclude, even though it is far from being a masterpiece, I think it is still a decent romantic-comedy and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

6/10