When Harry Met Sally

Rating: 10/10 (23 September 2005)

From Golden Globe nominated director Rob Reiner (Stand by Me, Misery) and BAFTA winning, and Oscar nominated writer Nora Ephron (who went on to direct Sleepless in Seattle) this is a fantastic comedy romance. Basically Harry (Golden Globe nominated Billy Crystal) met Sally (Golden Globe nominated Meg Ryan) after both of them graduated from college, and she gives him a lift top New York, it is in this journey he tries to come on, even when he has a girlfriend, and when she says to just be friends, he says "Men and women can never be friends, because the sex part always gets in the way". They don't see each other again for seven years until they are on the same plane, Harry is engaged, and Sally is dating, and he still has a nice chat. Another seven years pass, but this time they stick together as good friends for a long time, after both of them have ended their partnerships. Eventually though, when the opportunity comes, they finally kiss and sleep together, and both regret it after. Sally resorts to ignoring and hating him, and he tries to rekindle the friendship. In the end at a New Years Party though, they both find each other again (after midnight has struck), Harry admits his love for Sally, and she tells him in tears she hates him, before they get the great back together (for good) kiss. In amongst the film are couples being interviewed about how they met and fell in love, and obviously Harry and Sally are the final couple. Also starring Star Wars' Carrie Fisher as Marie and Bruno Kirby as Jess. The two memorable scenes for me are Harry and Sally both on the phone to Marie and Jess, and of course, the one everyone remembers, Sally having a fake orgasm in the cafÃ©, and then the woman (Reiner's mother) saying the famous quote, number 33 on 100 Years, 100 Quotes, "I'll have what she's having". It was nominated the Oscar Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, it won the BAFTA for Best Original Screenplay, and it was nominated for Best Film, and it was nominated the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical and Best Screenplay. Meg Ryan was number 75 on The 100 Greatest Movie Stars, "It Has To Be You" was number 60 on 100 Years, 100 Songs, the film was number 25 on 100 Years, 100 Passions, it was number 28 on The 50 Greatest Comedy Films, and it was number 23 on 100 Years, 100 Laughs. Outstanding!