Last night I watched "You've got Mail" and what surprised me most about the movie was the continual blatant product placement and the fact that the lead characters are not particularly likable. Writer/director Nora Ephron had things she wanted to say with the story but it just seemed to come across flat. I also found it hard to believe that after destroying the family business that the Meg Ryan character would ever consider forgiving the Tom Hanks character. It was a completely predictable romantic comedy that made common mistakes. characters were introduced and not expanded upon. There was the stereotypical trophy wife who runs off with the nanny. The significant others of Hank's and Ryan's characters were interesting people who deserved better partners and hopefully found them after being cut loose. Just random thoughts on an old movie.


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