When Harry Met Sally...
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8.3 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27

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  1. JayH.
    Jul 30, 2009
    9
    One of the best romantic comedies of it's era. Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal make a surprisingly engaging film pair. The supporting cast is great. Superbly written and directed. The restaurant "orgasm" scene has to be one of the funniest scenes ever filmed.
  2. DanC.
    Feb 7, 2004
    8
    Good, but a little overrated. Crystal and Ryan are very funny. One of the better romantic comedies.
  3. DaveB.
    Feb 20, 2006
    10
    To any of my friends who've heard me rave about this movie since it came out....it's my all time favourite. Not only am I a helpless romantic, but I love the humour especially. Crystal was hilarious and Ryan was beyond cute and attractive. It's the only movie in my life I went and saw at the theatre 10x, taking a new friend each time as I wanted them to enjoy it (plus, there just wasn't much else on at the theatre I wanted to go to instead). Anyways, here it is 15 years later and I own it on DVD (go figure). Enjoy it. Laugh. Bask in it....and I think it has the best closing lines (Crystal to Ryan on New Year's) in the history of movies.… Expand
  4. YoonMinC.
    Sep 28, 2003
    5
    Billy Crystal as the love interest of Meg Ryan? In terms of sexual attractiveness, this pairing is the most lopsided since the days of Ron Jeremy. It never rises above TV sitcom material, and you almost expect(even hope for) commericials every 10 minutes. Annoying, predictable, vapid.
  5. Mr.B.
    Jan 18, 2004
    7
    Humorous, magical, but a little dated. Billy Crystal is certainly good, but Meg Ryan suffers because she is simply not that great of an actress. She is fair here, but in other films she is abismal. Watch this movie and see when she was actually worth something.
  6. PatC.
    Feb 17, 2004
    5
    Ryan must have faked Everything during the audition to land this role. It is obvious that if Harry had met Sally in real life, they would have both immediately run the other way. The show seems cute enough, but it has neither the nobility of platonic love nor the juicyness of spontaneous attraction. It's just Billy Crystal doing what he does best, playing an avoidant dysfunctional who is both entertaining and funny but in the end simply cannot be taken seriously, no matter how much brute force is leveraged into the plot. Woody Allen should have played the role, being twisted enough to represent the character. On the plus side, Ryan really is talented, and as simple sitcom the show is genuinely funny. … Expand
  7. KristinF.
    May 17, 2007
    10
    Best Romantic Comedy I have ever seen.
  8. AshrafA.
    Jul 23, 2009
    9
    Really, really good, a very wonderful movie... better than the overrated Lost in Translation
  9. [Anonymous]
    Nov 27, 2005
    9
    Come on, who hasn't watched this film at least 10 times and smiled about 50 times throughout. A classic.
  10. txrangersfan72
    Sep 19, 2010
    10
    I'm probably one of the sappiest guys I know. Maybe even abnormally so. It is probably because I grew up with primarily my mother. As a result, I fall for the romantic comedy. I would like to think I like the more intellectually stimulating ones, but most people would probably say I'm fooling myself. I can't stand Pretty Woman, or any other Julia Roberts romantic comedy. Nor can I tolerate pure fluff. Again, maybe I'm naive, but I tend to like the romantic movies that do a little more than the normal romantic fluff.

    When Harry Met Sally redefined (or defined, depending on to whom you talk) the romantic comedy. The dialogue, memorable quotes, flawless acting and directing, as well as the sparkling chemistry between two unlikely actors, When Harry Met Sally is a near-perfect story of two opposites who, over time, grow to realize just how compatible they really are. It's a hopeful friends-to-lovers progression that never seems forced. Rob Reiner adapts Nora Ephron's script and edits it to flawless execution. At no point does the connection seem unnatural. The audience is carried end-to-end and experiences the same maturity through Harry and Sally's relationship, recognizing the imperfections of each character and recognizing elements of each's life in their own lives. When Harry Met Sally set the standard and has been copied poorly by many wanna-bes, but it is the original and worth the time if you have never seen it.    … Expand

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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 17 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 17
  3. Negative: 0 out of 17
  1. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Mike Clark
    75
    As a successful careerist who tries purging his neuroses in a coin-operated batting cage, Crystal is funny enough to keep Ryan from all-out stealing the film. She, though, is smashing in an eye-opening performance, another tribute to Reiner's flair with actors. [12 July 1989, Life, p.1D]
  2. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Roger Ebert
    75
    What makes it special, apart from the Ephron screenplay, is the chemistry between Crystal and Ryan.
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  3. Time
    Reviewed by: Richard Corliss
    90
    Like Harry and Sally, the movie is hardworking, spot on; it winepresses its conversation into epigrams. No surprise here.[31 July 1999, p.65]
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