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Mary I loved the characters, the superb acting, and the beautiful love story. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/17/24 Full Review Quinn R Like most romance movies, there is very little plot, but this is a rare one in the genre that doesn’t need one thanks to Crystal and Ryan’s chemistry and comedic timing. Truly showcased how unexpected and miraculous relationships are. (76%) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Rich S What really makes Harry and Sally go are the intertwined documentary stories about how older couples recall meeting their spouse. It's important that they are older couples because you can easily infer the importance of their variety of meetings. They've all been married many years or found each other many years later. ... Or found each other again after wandering off to be with other people for a while. It's Billy Crystal's best movie and who would have cast him in a romantic comedy. Comedy, yes. Romance? But he's good at it. It's also one of Meg Ryan's best performances. Aside from the "I'll have what she's having," scene, Ryan is a perfect foil for Crystal. All it is for us to do is figure out if Harry and Sally are perfect for each other. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/11/25 Full Review Michael Antony A Mikey's Movie Review: When Harry Met Sally (1989) Nora Ephron's smart, witty script is a true delight, enlivened further by pitch perfect performances from leads Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan. A definitive 80's movie but timeless in its themes, delivery and style (essentially an update of the Doris Day / Cary Grant style comedy's of the '50's). There's also a believability in the situations, some lovely asides with 'real' married couples, plus a genuine emotional climax... and with snappy, endlessly quotable dialogue Bruno Kirby and Carrie Fisher deliver career best performances. It's also as much of a love song to New York as anything by Woody Allen. A Romcom gem. Mikey's Movie Rating: 4/5* 😃👍 Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/09/25 Full Review Em B This film honestly shouldn't have worked, but it did. Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan's chemistry on screen was captivating and believable. This story just worked. Nora Ephron wrote a fantastic script and Rob Reiner directed this beautifully. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/09/25 Full Review Kyle M It was year 2 of prematurely critiquing movies, before I began sharpening my lens to be more critical through receiving studious literature and opportunistically taken a film class. At an unprecedented pace, I’ve been checking off films and rushing my brief assessments as I went, mainly focused on recent releases and popular favorites. I’ve revisited some of those films during that early period much later on, and they’ve been properly re-evaluated to a lesser or higher rating, signifying heightened appreciation for film form while also noting how inflicting comparable flaws are. When I first watched “When Harry Met Sally”, I was few months shy from turning young adult – and already watched R-rated films – and enjoyed the film simply for its performative nature with partial acknowledgement towards the cumulative screenplay that gets properly grasped after enough social exposure distantly glimpsed. When Harry met Sally, they recently graduated from University of Chicago in 1977 and shared a ride to New York. The conversational void didn’t exactly weigh till they both discuss whether adults can remain platonic without sex in the bargain. Since that fateful car ride as the two subjectivities clashed into a hectic bond of initial snark, the film would see them occasionally bumping into each other, their romantic statuses evident only to declare their search futile. Each time, they’d resume their conversation regarding platonic friendship between different sexes, not noticing their own display aside the debunked possibility between the hook-up of their respective best friends. Deflected urges over unbearable quirks still considered the foundation being built on shared trust with reliable shoulders till the attraction issued a contradiction to the irresistible match was only for them to truly realize what they mean to each other. Under Rob Reiner’s direction, with wonderfully narrated human conditions as his focus, casual simplicity seems to have diverted from rom-com formulaic standards in the guise examination of a social experiment. The infectious humor is very well-framed, as well imperatively honed by Nora Ephron’s sharp screenplay being observationally astute to perfectly evoke Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan’s chemistry at comparable sum. Then positioning both Carrie Fisher and Bruno Kirby as their best friends for vivid outlets seems to have been well-reasoned for argumentative sake via contradictory element, with little reaction, plus concurrent supportive build for comedically feeding. Although, while the executed subject matter is what boosted the film’s entertainment value as an admired classic coasting on intellectual wits, the comedy being laughably provocative is rather moderate with not enough to be agreeably considered as one of the funniest when the sense goes adrift. Collectively, it’s become an empathetic discourse with differential amusement when also pondering “What’s love?” in romantic senses. As the underlying charm boosts this as a favorable classic in the associative genre’s high ranks, there have been similar yet certainly approaches afterwards before speedily succumbing to the cheesy attractions – with few underwent the same structural integrity. Most would become predictable with obvious formulaic, syrupy hints, but what truly distinguish this from those is seriously treading the “will they, won’t they” back and forth. As brough up earlier, this diverts from most of those lovestruck endeavors as denial gets sweetly played. Then as a viewer who could always enjoy an excellent showcase exceptionally displayed, the main question gets thought on thin, relevant ground when it’s actually been considered or rather personally witnessed that the answered possibility has been verified. That outlook could downplay the efforts that solely led to an inevitable pairing, but “When Harry Met Sally”, it’s surely a timeless enjoyment from the performative nature and sharply collaborative written direction as one of the best I’ve seen. (B+) Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 12/30/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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