Charming!

Rating: 8/10 (24 August 2002)

Minor spoiler...
I hadn't seen this movie since it came out while I was in high school, and my husband had never seen it, so we rented it last night. I'd forgotten how charming it is! Meg Ryan looked the best I think she ever has in a film; Billy Crystal was hilarious as usual, with some of his best lines ever. The story itself was wonderful and romantic, with possibly the best "I love you" line in the history of cinema. And the supporting cast was excellent; I don't know if I've ever seen Bruno Kirby do a bad job as "the best friend", and Carrie Fisher shone. The scene when the two of them got together was so funny that my husband and I had to pause the movie until we finished laughing.
My only problem with the movie is that it is infused with the kind of Hollywood immorality that is in most movies these days. I would have enjoyed it even more if it weren't for the *constant* emphasis on sex.