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Jul 12, 2019 · The answer is: not much. We know that Sally Albright (Meg Ryan) takes an hour and a half to order a sandwich, and that Harry Burns (Billy Crystal) rates Mallomars as “the greatest cookie of all ...
Jul 12, 2019 · Crystal was the recipient of Reiner’s projections, creating in Harry a brooding jokester who prefers sports to feelings. The story springs past Harry and Sally’s tortured relationship to ...
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Harry and Sally meet in 1977 on the last day of college. They’ve arranged through a mutual friend to drive from Chicago to New York City, as they’re both beginning their post-grad lives out east. Over the course of the drive, they argue about various topics, including the central question of the film; can men and women be friends with each other wi...
The main accomplishment of When Harry Met Sally... is how it holds the viewer’s attention on mostly dialogue alone. Like the aforementioned Annie Hall, this film features mostly conversations: walk-and-talks on the street, debates in the car, chats over dinner, long phone calls. These conversations provide ample room for discussions of gender polit...
By having this string of probing conversations before they’re even romantically engaged, the couple is able to reach a solid middle ground before sex is even involved. And in that way, the film still feels impressively modern, even by today’s standards. This device would be expanded upon in Richard Linklater’s masterful Before Sunrise trilogy in th...
Apr 15, 2023 · Most romantic comedies override the idea of love and take comfort in being senseless. However, When Harry Met Sally… looks at dating as a form of self-defeating sales pitch and goes behind the ...
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Mar 6, 2023 · Hear Me Out: ‘When Harry Met Sally’ is the best romantic comedy ever made. The romantic comedy genre has been unfairly treated for decades, and it’s no secret why. Films that centre female characters in pursuit of love, typically designed to be watched by other women, have historically been viewed with less merit as male-led comedies.
In the past 10 years, romantic comedies took a back seat to superhero movies and romance-less comedies. With that said, the 2010s and 2020s weren’t a completely dry spell for the genre.
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Jul 12, 2019 · Though it’s been 30 years since its release, When Harry Met Sally is still the quintessential romantic comedy. It’s on the top of every best rom-com list, and it’s the go-to comparison for ...
