Sleepless in Seattle 10th Anniversary Edition

❤️

I can’t count how many times my wife and I have watched Sleepless in Seattle, but it’s been enough... and when Amazon had a great deal we got it streaming to add to our streaming library. I’ll have to admit - I love everything up to the point Hanks and Ryan get together - I have never been a fan of their chemistry or more to the point, lack there of. But the film is a great ride and has countless charming moments and great acting. This is a story of daring to love again. The relationship between the son and father hinges on them moving on after the death of Hank’s onscreen wife. They were deeply in love and he’s hurting. On the other coast Meg has spent her life doing what’s expecting, being boring, and now she’s getting engaged to the wrong guy - who’s far too much the right guy. (again, I’m a bigger fan of she and that guy staying together, as she and Hanks just do not click - my wife agrees). But beyond that everything is a great ride. The cast is outstanding, the characters interesting and unique, and the story itself is good - a fun RomCom. On the other side, this movie has given us some fun and memorable moments - Rosie and Meg crying over old movies, Hanks’ real life wife, Rita, crying over old movies, Hanks and Gray crying over old movies... and the radio host giving us some of the original “real world drama” on Christmas night - when Meg sings Horses, horses, horses... This is a date night film, a Sunday afternoon, cuddle with your wife, or rainy day way to spend some time enjoying something delightful.

Good

What a pleasure to see this romantic comedy classic restored with crisp imagery and sound. The plot rolls the dice on a hugely unlikely premise, but it does not matter, not only because of the first-rate acting, dialogue, and soundtrack, but because the movie is about deeper things -- holding the self and a family dyad together in the face of devastating and lingering loss, while trying to rebuild; coming to terms with one's own romantic needs, in spite of one's "better" judgment; and above all, being willing to take a risk when fate offers you an unlikely second chance. Meg Ryan, as Annie, was at the peak of her considerable charm and star power here, and Tom Hanks, as Sam, wisely refused to let the film get too sentimental; his arguments with his son Jonah (Ross Malinger) later in the film, and Hanks' now-classic bit with Victor Garber (Greg) losing it over that famed, um, tearjerker, "The Dirty Dozen," provided great comedic balance. Rosie O'Donnell, in the best friend role of "Becky," was never funnier while also being sympathetic -- her facial expressions top even her hilarious line deliveries about "her Rick." Bill Pullman (as Walter, a truly thankless role) has a ridiculously mild reaction to being dumped by Annie, but this was a classic Nora Ephron move; she had an interesting weakness for unrealistic soft landings (see also Meg Ryan-Greg Kinnear in "You've Got Mail"; Pullman was given a much richer character in "While You Were Sleeping," with Sandra Bullock). You don't ultimately mind, though, because by that point in the film you so want Annie to find Jonah and Sam on the top of the ESB. And when Sam and Annie finally hold hands -- "Magic." That is the genius of Sleepless in Seattle.

Good movie

I'd heard lots and lots about this movie over the years since it was released, so I finally broke down and rented a stream off of Amazon just to see what all the fuss was about. I'm like that. When something popular hits the mainstream, I tend to shy away from it unless I was there to see it debut. It's who I am. It's a light drama with one or two comedic moments, but nothing overly heavy. It's more or less a romantic fantasy that somewhat skews female, though dudes with heart should probably enjoy it too. Though my comments come many days late and many dollars short in terms of timeliness. Like a lot of Amazon streams the image, even though it's high definition, is still marginally soft around the edges. And this review comes from a guy living in the Bay Area, THE tech hub for the world, and has the fastest possible home net connection that you can have. So, take that for what it's worth. It is a movie, so the story elements and premise, to me, as a fantasy, can't be taken any way other than as a fantasy. To me these films are kind of basic. My background is shooting corporate video and indy features, so when I see a film like this that has that major studio gloss to it, I often wonder what it would have been like with no-marquis actors and an independent budget, but with the same shooting schedule and styles (minus all the grip gear that goes along with a major Hollywood production). It's just the way I think. Check it out, if you haven't already. It's not the huge sleeper that I think it was billed as being when it was in the theatres all those years ago, but it's worth a gander.

Love that movie

Un très bon film qui sent les années 90, que de souvenirs

Si realmente te gusta este clásico... entonces tienes que comprar el DVD. Está perfecto y se pudo reproducir en mi notebook. El empaque estaba un poquito golpeado pero nada para alarmarse, después de todo es una película del 2003.

A Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan classic. Cute story.

"Schlaflos in Seattle" ist ein wunderschöner romantischer Liebesfilm, in dem neben Tom Hanks und Meg Ryan die Kinderdarsteller die eigentlichen Filmhelden sind. Sam (Tom Hanks) und Jonah's Familienglück zerbricht am frühen Krebstod der geliebten Mutter und Ehefrau. Um den Erinnerungen an sie zu entkommen, ziehen sie von Chicago nach Seattle, doch auch dort flüchtet sich Sam in die Arbeit. Jonah, dem die Mama auch fehlt, möchte aber für den Papa eine neue Frau, um ihn wieder glücklich zu sehen. Darum ruft er an Weihnachten eine Radiopsychologin an, und rührt dabei die Herzen vieler, unter anderem auch das der romantischen Annie, die eigentlich in Hochzeitsvorbereitungen mit Walter steckt und ausserdem tausende Kilometer entfernt von Seattle, in Baltimore, lebt. Durch das Radiointerview mit Sam, in dem er seine Gefühle zu seiner verstorbenen Frau beschreibt, beginnt Annie langsam an ihrer eigenen Beziehung zu zweifeln und sie fühlt sich immer mehr von dem unbekannten Witwer angezogen. Schliesslich nutzt sie ihre Stellung als Journalistin und ermittelt Sam und Jonahs Adresse. Als sie, ohne Walters Wissen, nach Seattle reist und tatsächlich mit Sam zusammentrifft, wird schnell klar, dass Walter schlechte Karten hat. Doch zunächst siegen Annie's Vernunft und ihre Bodenständigkeit und treiben sie in Walter's Arme zurück. Jonah und Jessica müssen sich gewaltig anstrengen, um die Erwachsenen in die richtige Richtung zu schubsen! Die Filmhandlung ist zwar nicht überraschen, dafür aber unterhaltsam erzählt, mit vielen lustigen und herzerwärmenden Begebenheiten. Die eigentlichen Helden sind die Kinder, die viel Mut und Phantasie beweisen, um die Erwachsenen zu ihrem Glück zu zwingen. Trotzdem würde ich diesen Film nicht als Familienfilm bezeichnen. Für Kinder ist eine schwere Erkrankung und der Tod einer Mutter doch noch zu schwere Kost. Ich jedenfalls hätte als Kind riesen Verlustängste entwickelt. Großes Kompliment an die Schauspielleistung der Darsteller. Tom Hanks spielt den Familienvater sehr überzeugend. Umwerfend auch das komödiantische Talent der Nebendarsteller Bill Pullman (Walter) und Rosie O'Donnell (Becky, Annie's Freundin), sowie die Schauspielleistung des kleinen Ross Malinger, der die Stars Hanks und Ryan locker an die Wand spielt. Ein Film mit hohem Kuschelfaktor, besonders geeignet für die kalte Jahreszeit!