You've Got Mail
1998
****
Director: Nora Ephron
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Parker Posey, Greg Kinnear, Jean Stapleton
The owner of a small bookshop and the manager of a new literary superstore are at war, unaware that at the same time they are falling in love with each other via anonymous email correspondence. This delightful remake of Shop Around the Corner takes its entire running time to bring the pair together, which is refreshing. It's also surprisingly realistic and unsentimental in its portrayal of the modern corporate world; the super chains rule and there's nothing you can do about it.
