You've Got Mail (1998)

The review calls it a charming, classy romantic comedy that proves Ephron, Hanks and Ryan are in a class of their own. It praises the leads’ comic timing and Manhattan’s lovingly captured atmosphere, while noting the supporting cast is underused.

The critic calls the film a winning romantic comedy and an especially successful version of a familiar story. She praises Hanks and Ryan’s chemistry and Ephron’s lively direction, while faulting the weak supporting roles.

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Parkinson finds the romantic comedy winsome but ultimately frustratingly unromantic and less amusing than it should be. He particularly faults the leads’ relationship, which feels more like a merger than an infatuation.

Errigo finds the film sweet-natured and entertaining, but ultimately too slight to sustain its length. She praises the ingratiating chemistry between Hanks and Ryan, while faulting the writing and direction for a weak romantic payoff.

The critic finds the film irritating and overly cute, though its final half-hour becomes charming once it drops the corporate conflict. He praises the leads’ rapport and the sequence of initially platonic outings, while faulting the film for sanitizing its source material.

The available description suggests the critic considers Ephron’s remake inferior to Lubitsch’s original. The comparison to the original is the only discernible criticism; the review text is unavailable.

The critic finds the film overly sweet and lacking in wit, humor, and originality. The online-message romance works as a fantasy love outlet, but the overall package feels overpriced.