Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

If I knew a woman who turned down a great guy for a dream fictitious guy, I'd renounce them. Thats why some people, male and female, remain single and lonely.

It was such a stunning movie.worth to watch it and learned so many things. tom hanks is best guy in my life.

A lonely father and his young son suffer greatly after his beloved wife dies, thus leaving a huge hole in their lives. Obviously, the one who is the most affected is the little one and as his father doesn't give any sign of trying to restart his life with another woman, he calls the local radio to ask for advice. His father also gets involved and ends up telling the entire public the story of his life. From there, their lives take an unexpected turn, the mailbox being flooded every day with mails from various women impressed by their story. All pretenders seem the same but the son spots something different and is determined to make his father meet that woman before he gets deeper in his new relation.It's a sad story but with well inserted comedy elements which manages to impress you with every single thing it does, with its great story, actors and subtle comedy but it quickly gets predictable while the ending doesn't do the love story much justice. It leaves you a bit disappointed, finishing so abruptly and not providing many details regarding what will happen next. Overall it's a great watch, especially with the loved ones, which had everything to be brilliant but its finale didn't receive as much attention as the rest of the movie.

It should be common knowledge that all movies are fiction. Even historical subjects based on books have dialog made up for characters to suit the scene of the moment. For many films, the stories themselves are fictitious. In those, we give Hollywood considerable leeway. But, when tinsel town touts a story or message as a real possibility, the elements of the story should be reasonably realistic or believable. Otherwise, it risks turning fiction into fantasy. Fantasy goes beyond the realm of possibility and believability. Unfortunately, for "Sleepless in Seattle," the writers and producers went for fantasy. Note the few times the word "magic" is used in the dialog. The film even tries to mask some harsh undertones. It's a wild stretch of the imagination to see true love in a character looking for a wild romance. The idea for this movie is novel and had good possibilities. Tom Hanks' portrayal of Sam Baldwin, a grieving widower, is very good. It's about the only realistic and believable aspect of the film. And, the radio talk show is a common thing, including hosts with credentials who offer advice. It's a stretch, but we can grant considerable leeway for having an eight-year-old boy, Jonah Baldwin (played by Ross Malinger) even listening to such an adult broadcast. But, that's the breaking point with reality and possibility in this film. It's too bad the creators didn't try to make the rest of the story believable. Meg Ryan's character, Annie Reed, could have been a real love interest. The movie makers should have tailored her character to be more like that of Deborah Kerr in the film that this movie otherwise parodies ("An Affair to Remember"). Instead, she lives and sleeps with a boyfriend, Walter (played very well by Bill Pullman). She's a daydreamer when she hears the radio conversation of Jonah with Dr. Marcia Fieldstone (voice by Caroline Aaron). She has wanderlust, even though she professes to love Walter, and then gets engaged to him. Other reviewers found this incredulous and noted how the producers masked Annie's dumping of a very nice guy, Walter. He had asthma problems and allergies. He had some far out routines to live with this. Annie shared these, since they were already living together. But, sight unseen the wanderlust Annie falls for a bereaving widower who has a young son. She hears him on the radio. Clearly he must be her true love. He'll surely be more easy to put up with than Walter with all his allergies. Is there not another message here that the producers want quickly to mask? Could it be that for those people with certain quirks, maladies, or deficiencies (that about coves most of us), there isn't a chance of a dream romance such as this coming into our lives? Furthermore, if you have one of these shortcomings, should you not expect to be dumped by your girlfriend (or boyfriends) when she or he or imagines they have found their "right" partner ?This film plays on the emotions and longings of many people – men as well as women, for an ideal love and perfect romantic match. When our natural desires turn to daydreams, we become vulnerable, even gullible. Some of the rest of this film is sheer dumb and far-fetched. Others have noted the super intelligence of the two eight-year-old kids. The only reason this movie rates even five stars is for the very good acting jobs by Hanks and Pullman. It's hard to dump on Meg Ryan for her acting. Her role as a neurotic person was so unbelievable that she didn't have much chance to do more than act her flip-flops as she did. I first saw this movie in the theater when it came out. I watched it again recently, but don't recommend it. Unless one wants to give their children ideas about disobeying or disrespecting their parents.