Synopsis
Book superstore magnate, Joe Fox and independent book shop owner, Kathleen Kelly fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet—both blissfully unaware that he's trying to put her out of business.
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Cast
- Tom HanksJoe Fox
- Meg RyanKathleen Kelly
- Greg KinnearFrank Navasky
- Parker PoseyPatricia Eden
- Steve ZahnGeorge Pappas
- Dave ChappelleKevin Jackson
- Dabney ColemanNelson Fox
- Jean StapletonBirdie Conrad
- Heather BurnsChristina Plutzker
- John RandolphSchulyer Fox
- 80
The New York Times
The film's mix of romance and reading matter is seductive in its own right, providing comfy book-lined settings and people who are what they read and write. - 78
Austin Chronicle
A valentine to the happenstance miracle of lovers and other strangers, a movie that regards modern romance as something that is, ultimately, old-fashioned to its core. - 75
Entertainment Weekly
A perfectly enjoyable star vehicle that does exactly what it sets out to do. [7 May 1999, p.66] - 75
ReelViews
A feel-good movie that offers enough comedy and romance to warm the heart without risking a sentimental overdose. - 75
San Francisco Chronicle
Boasts a collection of oddball characters, some more sharply written than others. - 70
Newsweek
Ultimately achieves that lump in the throat that is the romantic comedy's promised land. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
This is filmmaking as a minor feat of engineering, the kind where even the gossamer emotions seem like prefab components -- charm, whimsy, serendipity, all so many discs plugged into the hard drive. - 63
San Francisco Examiner
Too many questions are raised with no good answers.
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