SLEEPLESS IN SEATLE CAST MOVIE

Instead of a person lifted from stock, we are given a man we can accept and whose grief we can sympathize with. It's easy enough to make the widower into a cliche, but Hanks' heartfelt performance, combined with an intelligent script, avoid that common trap. Tom Hanks, who is frequently chosen for parts that demand energy and verve, does an excellent job in a subdued role. More often than not, as is the case in Sleepless, this is an indication that the characters have been well-defined and deftly portrayed. We want a little more - perhaps just a crumb to nibble on - even though it's clear that the story has reached its natural conclusion. It's usually a positive sign when a film keeps the audience hungry. The ending is a little abrupt, but not in a bad sense. Their quirkiness, as exhibited in a dinner sequence early in the movie, is often far more irritating than endearing.

SLEEPLESS IN SEATLE CAST MOVIE

His inclusion is meant to illustrate aspects of Annie's life and personality, but, as the movie progresses, he becomes a hindrance. The character of Walter, although nicely essayed by Bill Pullman, is superfluous. While Sleepless in Seattle represents a pleasant antidote to the summer's burgeoning tide of action/adventure fare, it is not without flaws. Considering the unusual nature of the bond she develops with Sam, how could she not? By the end of Sleepless, she has become a believer in fate. At the beginning of the film, Annie is a realist who dismisses the idea of a supernatural sign as nothing more than a random occurrence. The concept of destiny is an important thematic element. This is a dreamy, romantic fantasy whose mood falls somewhere between magic and reality.Д¬oincidence is the backbone of Nora Ephron's story, wending its way through the plot with uncanny repetitiveness. Anyone expecting a tale of stark modern life from Sleepless in Seattle has walked into the wrong theater.

By its own admission, this film is intended as a throwback to the screen romances of the past ( An Affair to Remember in particular, which is cited numerous times, and borrowed from explicitly and implicitly). And, while they have a point, there's something that the cynics are missing - it's meant to be that way.

There are those who will claim that Sleepless in Seattle is too corny, with sugar-coated cuteness filling in for the lack of a strong plot.

But, when circumstances make an assignation possible, the question is whether either Sam or Annie will have the courage to follow through with it. She even becomes one of thousands to write a letter to him. Even though she is engaged to Walter (Bill Pullman), Annie begins to wonder what it would be like to meet Sam. Across the country in Baltimore, Annie Reed (Meg Ryan) is listening to the syndicated program, and Sam's testimonial of love brings tears to her eyes. Forced onto the phone by his son and identified as 'Sleepless in Seattle', Sam reluctantly (at first) opens up and talks about his love for his dead wife and the things that made her special. So, on Christmas Eve, Jonah calls a radio talk-show psychologist and asks for help. More than that, however, he recognizes that his father, Sam (Tom Hanks), is desperately lonely. 8-year old Jonah Baldwin (Ross Malinger) misses his mother, who died from cancer eighteen months ago.

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