When Harry Met Sally...

Pros: One of the best romantic comedies ever made, Crystal, Ryan, everything's near-perfect.
Cons: Affects you differently depending on your experience s (not necessarily a con!)

When Harry Met Sally is one of the best romantic comedies ever made – and I can prove it. Not only did it make no. 6 in my own list, but it was on more than half of all of the ones I’ve read (and I’ve read almost all of them) – ...

Pros: Crystal and Ryan's chemistry; Ephron's script; Reiner's directing, great score
Cons: None!

It's been said that most artists, whether they are novelists, songwriters, poets, composers, or filmmakers, base at least some portion of their works on their life experiences. In my own experience, this is true; the three short stories that I've posted ...

Pros: hilarious, honest, perfectly balanced, the kind of romantic comedy guys wait for and women love
Cons: sometimes feels episodic because it covers a lengthy time frame

This is, without a doubt, my favorite romantic comedy. I think that's because, as a guy, the verbal wit pulls me in, so I'm not feeling so damned claustrophobic when everything gets mushy - which is an occupational hazard for the genre. Billy Crystal ...

Pros: Excellent script, the comical characters portrayed by Crystal and Ryan, Reiner's direction
Cons: A tad too idealistic

When my mother purchased the film, When Harry Met Sally on video, I initially thought, "oh no, not another romantic comedy!", and quite frankly, I despised the film. Even though it had the amazing Rob Reiner directing the film, and had...

Pros: Teaches a timeless truth in a very entertaining format
Cons: Can actors ever be just too cute?

"Love is friendship that catches fire."
- Valentine's Day essay from a newspaper advice column

I am a baby boomer. I share this characteristic with When Harry Met Sally writer Nora Ephron, director Rob Reiner, and actors...

Pros: Outrageously witty dialogue, well-crafted comic characters
Cons: Action and scenery are incidental, romantic predictability

I first saw When Harry Met Sally after a Big Bad Break-Up, dejected and heart-broken. This is not generally a good state of mind for me to see anything having to do with love and romance. Despite my wounded state, I found this movie completely...

Pros: witting dialogue, tight script, cast, funny
Cons: None

This is the ultimate comedy love movie that everyone should watch. It's funny, delightful, witty and showcases one of Hollywood's hottest stars: Meg Ryan. This was the first of a series of Meg Ryan starring movies with a romantic lead (Sleepless in...

Pros: Script, cast, direction.
Cons: The climax is comparatively weak.

Man, there's nothing quite so refreshing as seeing one great romantic comedy (Annie Hall) and then seeing a second right after. When Harry Met Sally... takes many cues from the former, but has such a vibrant, independent energy and ...

Pros: Great performances, witty dialogue
Cons: None

I had repeatedly heard about the one scene in this movie at the diner where Sally fakes an orgasm. I figured it was the best scene in the movie. Boy, was I wrong. It definitely was a catchy scene, but I found this movie to be thoroughly delightful in...

Pros: Incredible acting, hilarious script, a romantic comedy classic.
Cons: A tad predictable for those who wanted a heart-attack surprise at the end.

Sure sometimes you want a true to life movie, where the actors have facial hairs, is a tad overweight, has pimples, and the darn dog DIES. But there are those days when you come home and you just want something that'll crack you up and reinstate your...

Pros: Acting, Romance, Characters, Humor holds up over many viewings, Assembly, Direction
Cons: Somewhat obvious set up (I'm stretching here!), None in truth

Romantic comedies tend to suffer in my reviews because the average romantic comedy is predictable beyond belief and when you've seen it once, you've seen it a hundred times. In short, because most romantic comedies are about the establishment of a ...

Pros: Funny, Intelligent, Modern Classic
Cons: None

‘When Harry Met Sally’ is one of those films that wraps you up in a big blanket, gives you a hot cup of cocoa and massages your shoulders as you settle down on the sofa to watch this modern-day classic. Indeed, if the director of ‘Along Came ...

Pros: great script, directing, acting, full of laughs
Cons: nary a one

I have never seen a better romantic comedy than "When Harry Met Sally" (1989). It almost feels like Woody Allen wrote some of the script. But no, this screenplay is the sole work of Nora Ephron. Once again Rob Reiner’s talent as a director...

Pros: This is a great movie for relaxing on a lazy Sunday afternoon.
Cons: Sorry, but I have issues with the f-words and other similar language.

WHEN HARRY MET SALLY (1989, Dir. Rob Reiner)

This is a great, all-time favorite romance-comedy movie, with a few flaws, about men and women and how they do the Mars-Venus relationship thing with a little "When Worlds Collide" mixed in....

Pros: Good movies...
Cons: with weak third acts

Meg Ryan, the Princess of Perk, gets a makeshift career retrospective this month with the DVD releases of three high-profile gigs: When Harry Met Sally..., Prelude to a Kiss, and The Doors. I'm forsaking further mention of The Doors to focus on the first...