Comparison of Two Love Stories Sleepless In Seattle, and You've Got Mail. These movies share much in common, such as the actors Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks, both have a loving figure who has died, and both are about two people who do not actually know each other until the end of the movie when they realize they are in love. Each is based on older screenplays. Sleepless is a variation of Love Affair, which …showed first 75 words of 1391 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1391 total…Joe was a bit rushed, and Tom Hanks didn't seem to be at his best. I found John Simon's review of Sleepless in Seattle to be very harsh he says, "Annie could very happily marry Walter, a decent fellow who takes rejection with touching magnanimity. But no..." (Simon 3). Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail are more directed towards an audience of women, and most likely would get higher reviews by women rather than men.