This is a classic rom-com. Tom Hanks is superb as Sam, a recently widowed young father who is still grieving the wife he loved. His young son, Jonah, expertly played by Ross Malinger, decides to phone a radio show to ask for advice about his depressed dad. The conversation is heard by Annie (Meg Ryan) who is driving at the time, en route to stay with her fiance, the rather too-good-to-be-true Walter (Bill Pullman)...

There's some humour, some pathos, and a good storyline; the ending is somewhat predictable, but satisfactory nonetheless.

An enjoyable evening's light escapism.

Longer review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2019/12/sleepless-in-seattle-tom-hanks-meg-r... ( )

A woman obsesses over a man she heard on the radio.

It would be a reasonable concept for a thriller - not a romantic comedy. But it's not too awful, for a Nora Ephron movie. Unlike the other Ephron movies I've seen, this one at least has characters that are nice people.

Concept: D
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: C
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: C

Enjoyment: C minus

GPA: 1.7/4 ( )

Endlich wieder verliebt, Stel dir vor, jemand den du nie getroffen hast, den du nie kennengelernt hast, ist die Liebe deines Lebens, 101 min., ab 6 Jahre

Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan and Ross Malinger

Substance: What could have been a delightful romance was marred by the fact that the leading lady is a 'ho'. Deceiving the guy you are already engaged to (and sleeping with) to look for another "true love" is shameless and despicable. I pity the guy she ended up with, and he's no prize either, because the relationship is founded on magic, not knowledge.
Style: Well-made and well-filmed; the score consists of really old romantic standards. A PG rating seems rather low for the tawdry characters, but there are only allusions to sex and people in bed together, so that's supposed to be OK these days.
Note: It seems odd today to watch people live without cell phones, airplane security, or DVDs. ( )