Steel Magnolias/Sleepless in Seattle | Romantic Comedy Double Feature

DVD: Steel Magnolias/Sleepless in Seattle | Romantic Comedy Double Feature

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	Steel Magnolias/Sleepless in Seattle Romantic Comedy Double Feature Sony Pictures, 2008 average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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Steel Magnolias
Six divas of the silver screen -- Sally Field Dolly Parton Shirley MacLaine Daryl Hannah Olympia Dukakis and Julia Roberts -- come together as bosom buddies in this hilarious and heartwarming story of life love and loss in a small Louisiana Parish. At the center of the group is Shelby Eatenton (Julia Roberts) newly married and joyfully pregnant despite the fact that her diabetes could make childbirth life-threatening. Terrified and angry at the possibility of losing her only daughter M Lynn Eatenton (Sally Field) looks to her four closest friends for strength and laughter as she battles her deepest fears of death in order to join Shelby in celebrating the miracle of new life.

Sleepless in Seattle
A romantic comedy, of sorts. The romance is airy and distant, because the lovers never meet until the final scene, and the comedy is kind of wistful, because it was directed by Nora Ephron. She is still a writer at heart, and it shows--there are scenes here that linger well past their bedtime, all for the sake of a few good lines. Tom Hanks plays Sam, left miserable by the death of his wife, with only his young son, Jonah (Ross Malinger), to console him. The consolation goes a bit far; Jonah rings up a radio talk show to say that his dad needs love (this is almost unwatchable, but grit your teeth and stay with it). Many listeners melt with sympathy, none more so than Annie (Meg Ryan), in Baltimore, shortly to be married and none too happy about it. For the rest of the movie, fate-and Jonah--do their best to bring the couple together, despite the continent that divides them. The result is sweet and moody, and richly photographed by Sven Nykvist, but you can't help feeling shortchanged; Hanks and Ryan have quick wits, and funny faces to match--they should be striking sparks off each other, not mooching around waiting for something to happen. Hanks has a few goofy outbursts, and there is lively backup from Rosie O'Donnell and Rob Reiner as helpful friends, but anyone expecting another When Harry Met Sally ... will be disappointed. At least Harry met Sally. --Anthony Lane

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Steel Magnolias & Sleepless in Seattle Double Review

I am in the process of getting rid of my VHS tapes and buying new DVDs of my favorite movies, and both of these movies were on my list, so I figured why not get two for the price of one? Both of these movies are classics in their own way: a sappy and funny love story in Sleepless in Seattle and a hilarious movie with a sad ending in Steel Magnolias. When I need a good cry, I watch Steel Magnolias! If these two movies are some of your favorites, I would highly recommend buying the DVD set. Plus it came with a free movie ticket to Made of Honor, which was a cute movie.

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