A lot of people seem to hate this movie, but I don’t care.
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I watched that a little while ago. Not remotely good as a movie, but fun to watch.
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I have no guilty pleasures because I don’t believe in the concept of guilty pleasures. I totally believe in loving what you love and championing that jazz.
That being said, bubblegum movies? Probably You’ve Got Mail. I’m generally not a fan of rom coms, but that stuff is CHOICE.
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I finally got around to Sleepless in Seattle on Showtime a year ago and it’s a great, solid script from Nora Ephron. In any other movie these days, the Bill Pullman role would be turned into a douche in the 3rd act.
Speaking of Hanks, Larry Crowne got a lot of bad reviews back then but I loved it. Liked seeing him get back to his 80s comedy roots.
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I STILL need to see that. Something of a cinematic blindspot of mine.
I am happy to report that Joe Versus the Volcano is still amazing, though.
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I took a screenwriting class where we analyzed that film. It’s written and directed by John Patrick Shanley, who also wrote Moonstruck and is a good playwright. I don’t remember a huge amount about the class, but I do remember talking about how Meg Ryan’s characters were a metaphor for the three ages of man from the Greek myth of the riddle of the sphinx.
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See? Tom Hanks comedies have LAYERS, man.
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Honestly, it’s a really deep movie despite seeming like a silly romantic comedy. You can find long analyses of the film if you search. Shanley really is a great writer.
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It’s the same thing in You’ve Got Mail. Meg Ryan’s boyfriend isn’t a bad person. They just grew apart and probably would have without Tom Hanks being there.
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