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DVD Review

The recent transfer of this film to DVD provides a sharp picture with vibrant colors.  Average menus might make this DVD unremarkable, however, were it not for the plentiful extras on the disc.  In addition to the typical features such as scene access and cast list, the disc contains an audio commentary and several DVD-ROM features including the ability to read the e-mail exhanged between the characters, a few comparitive scenes between You've Got Mail and The Shop Around the Corner and In the Good Old Summertime, the film's predecessors.  A PC screen saver and icons are also included, though I didn't preview either of these.  If you enjoyed the film, this is a great DVD to own -- for others, however, nothing here is impressive enough to warrent a purchase on its own merrit.

Movie Review

Generally speaking, I'm not a fan of remakes, so it should be no surprise that I find You've Got Mail, essentially a remake of a remake, to be uninspired.    While the idea itself is unoriginal, the cast and acting work toward offsetting this disadvantage -- but only to a point.  The film is a bit unfocussed and it is diffuclt to be sure at times if the focus is on romance or a message of saving small retailers in America.  Actually, the focus seems to change about halfway through the film. The first part seems to ingrain the importance of saving America's small retailers from the invasion of the super-store, discount retailers.  After our small retailer is crushed, however, we then move on to the romantic conquest the super-store owner over the owner of the now defunct small bookstore. 

Reasonably romantic, this is basically a chick-flick.  Not a bad movie, but nothing to write home about either.