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A widowed father becomes a reluctant guest on a radio show thanks to the wiles of his worried son. Hes an instant hit with thousands of female listeners. Meanwhile writer annie reed inspired by sams story and by classic hollywood romance becomes convinced that its her destiny to meet sam. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 02/20/2007 Starring: Tom Hanks Meg Ryan Run time: 105 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Nora Ephron
Customer reviews for 'Sleepless in Seattle (10th Anniversary Edition)'
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Shallow film
"Sleepless in Seattle" is a prime example of what has gone wrong with American filmmaking. Packaged with likable and talented actors, good music, and a heartwarming concept, its contents turn out to be empty, trivial and unconvincing.
The characters of the film are so shallow and poorly developed that one can only care about them if one automatically roots for Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan no matter whom they are portraying. If one lacks this automatic inclination, one can at best generate sympathy for Hank's role as the grieving single father Sam Baldwin and little else. Ryan's character Annie gives one practically no grounds for appreciative identification. She is basically an irrational airhead who provides the viewer with no objective reasons for admiring her. The script and story line are weak and vulgar, providing no compelling motivations for the characters' actions beyond loneliness on the part of Hanks and impulsive and superstitious romanticism on the part of Ryan.
A romantic comedy is not about realism. But the script must motivate the viewers to care enough about the characters to suspend judgment about the fantastic and unrealistic plot lines that are characteristic of romantic comedies. In fact, when one loves the characters because they are noble, brave, funny, insightful, self-sacrificing or possessing some other special trait, one roots for them to experience all possible unlikely twists and turns of positive fortune. In the case of "Sleepless in Seattle," I found myself merely rooting for the film to end, wondering idly what Tom Hanks' and Meg Ryan's characters would possibly have to say to each other if Hollywood presumed to film a sequel.
[Wednesday, January 07, 2009]
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A Classic~*
This is a timeless classic. It is a love story, I think we all know this, and well, yeah. Your basic love story. But there is something about this one that just makes you give it five stars. The love story cult followers, maybe? Am I one of them? *GULP* I don't think of myself as one... Personally, I like Harry met Sally better... but I like Tom Hanks better... so they both get fivers... make sense? lol....
[Sunday, December 28, 2008]
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Awesomesauce
Exactly as described. Honest description and quick shipping made this a most pleasant shopping experience. Kudos.
[Sunday, November 23, 2008]
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