How rom-com’s used to be done by the King (Tom Hanks) and Queen (Meg Ryan) of the genre.
You’ve Got Mail is directed by the dearly departed Nora Ephron and set in the coolest place to be during the holidays, New York City. This is a great feel good and funny enough movie to watch on a lazy afternoon or evening.
Hard to believe that Dave Chappelle is in this as Tom Hank’s friend and associate. And most harder to believe that this is how people in their 30’s used to dress like and act like.
It’s also quite a hoot seeing the old technology from the 90’s (AOL Messenger, anyone?) and how Starbucks used to be like before it became too much of a hipster hippie coffee shop.
The real star is New York City. It comes to life as a real cozy home and place to live rather than the typical cool place to be that depicted in so many movies.
Check this out if you want a holiday film that’s about easing into the holidays rather than being about the holidays.
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