A loving description of the film I was raised on...

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2002)

I have seen this movie so many times, I actually know every line by heart. You could say I was raised on it, family gatherings usually amounted to relaxing in the living room in front of the TV, reciting the lines along with Meg Ryan... This film brings you to great laughing sieges, and hides within it wonderful lines that shall stick to your mind, and mix with your way of talk forever (`You're right, you're right, I know you're right...'). It is directed with great emotional capacity, and written with an innovative sense, a look towards the future. The actors are wonderful, they have great chemistry. This is the best role either of them has ever had. Billy Crystal is a hilarious comedian, and Meg Ryan has a perfect sense of timing. Everybody agrees (for how can you not?) that the `orgasm scene' is boisterously entertaining (did you know it was not written in the script by Nora Ephron, but was Meg Ryan's idea?), and this movie has definitely contributed to the cinema industry. It's first half is brilliant, the conversation in the car on the way to New York is pure comedy  witty, intelligent and fun. The second half of the movie flirts dangerously with the realm of the `lovey-dovey' world, but it manages to escape just on time. Even though it might be less funny, it is essential for the well-being of the movie, and it makes it work.
Anyone who has not seen this movie should rush and get it as we speak. This is a real classic  everyone should have it at home, for a rainy day...