Screenwriter Nora Ephron has constructed an incisive tale that manages to combine brilliant zingers with deep, lasting reflections on relationships.

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2010)

When Harry Met Sally... is destined to join Annie Hall, The Graduate, Alfie and a few others of that ilk, films which are guaranteed a long shelf life as TV movies because of the way they imperfectly frame the sexual dilemmas of their time. And make us laugh. Two long-standing acquaintances (Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan) wonder if it's possible for men and women to enjoy, friendship without sex.
The film is a very talky, slightly cynical examination of that particular quandary - something like three-quarter strength of Woody Allen - though not without good lines and appealing performances. The film is 23rd on AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs list of the top comedy films in American cinema and number 60 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies".