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.
Fully-stocked, well-oiled and soulless, You've Got Mail sure feels like a franchise operation -- all that's missing is a greeter and a discount card.
– Rick Groen,
Globe and Mail,
12 Jul 2002
fresh:
A love story destined to be remembered as one of the best of the decade.
– Jeff Strickler,
Minneapolis Star Tribune,
6 Nov 2002
fresh:
Mail may not be as romantic as Sleepless, but it's wittier.
– Jeff Millar,
Houston Chronicle,
21 Jul 2005
rotten:
The clumsily loaded characterisation not only treats almost every other figure as dispensable, but doesn't even bother to make Meg and Tom properly sympathetic.
– Geoff Andrew,
Time Out,
9 Feb 2006
fresh:
The coincidences that make the destined lovers' paths cross aren't contrived with much finesse, but the characters get in some decidedly clever lines.