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Over Valentine’s weekend I watched one of my favorite romantic comedies—the 1998 movie, You’ve Got Mail.

You’ve Got Mail stars Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan. The film, which is a remake of 1940’s The Shop Around the Corner was updated with a modern storyline: 2 business rivals begin an anonymous relationship over the Internet.

It’s all completely innocent flirting, until the man–  a cutthroat book store mogul played by Hanks—realizes his online muse is the pretty blonde who owns the children’s book store that his company put out of business. At that point, Hanks’ character takes stock of his life and sets out to woo his online love in person.

This is one of two Hanks/Ryan romantic comedies (the other two are the minor flop Joe Versus the Volcano and the megahit Sleepless in Seattle).  But You’ve Got Mail is by far my favorite pairing of this duo. It’s a cute, romantic movie that makes you believe in love.