Fresh
The coincidences that make the destined lovers' paths cross aren't contrived with much finesse, but the characters get in some decidedly clever lines.
Lisa Alspector, Chicago Reader
You've Got Mail
Someone you pass on the street may already be the love of your life.
1998 · 1h 59m · PG
Comedy, Romance
Directed by
Nora Ephron
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Nora Ephron Director
- Meg Ryan as Kathleen Kelly
- Tom Hanks as Joe Fox
- Greg Kinnear as Frank Navasky
- Parker Posey as Patricia Eden
- Heather Burns as Christina Plutzker
- Dave Chappelle as Kevin Jackson
- Jean Stapleton as Birdie Conrad
- Steve Zahn as George Pappas
- Dabney Coleman as Nelson Fox
- John Randolph as Schulyer Fox
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
69%
Tomatometer
Rotten
The clumsily loaded characterisation not only treats almost every other figure as dispensable, but doesn't even bother to make Meg and Tom properly sympathetic.
Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Fresh
Mail may not be as romantic as Sleepless, but it's wittier.
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Fresh
A love story destined to be remembered as one of the best of the decade.
Jeff Strickler, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Rotten
Fully-stocked, well-oiled and soulless, You've Got Mail sure feels like a franchise operation -- all that's missing is a greeter and a discount card.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
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