A classic

I already saw this movie but since it was a while back, I was quite eager to check it out again. Well, after all these years, I still loved the damned thing and, in my opinion, it must be the ultimate romantic-comedy. Indeed, even though I always had a weak spot for the genre, to be honest, most of the rom-coms are actually so underwhelming. The main reason, in my opinion, is that they are usually poorly written and they are too often focusing on some terrible gimmicks. In fact, in this movie, there is no actual gimmick or idiotic concept and, instead, they focused here on the  characters involved and their relationship which might seem like a no-brainer but it was actually a master move.This flick did it so well, not only it gave us some really 3 dimensional characters but, above all their relationship was just really sweet, sad, recognizable and often quite hilarious. By the way, it’s interesting to note that the fake orgasm scene which has become so iconic after all these years might be the only scene which didn’t feel genuine at all. I mean, sure, I have to admit that it is a funny scene but there is no way that Sally would actually do this in a crowded restaurant. Still, there is no denying that Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal had some great chemistry in this flick. Following this flick, Ryan pretty much became the queen of the genre with some various amount of success and it's just too bad she pretty much butchered her pretty face with some ill-advised plastic surgery later on during her career. Anyway, to conclude, I really love this flick and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.


8/10