![]() The host – after finding out that Sam doesn’t sleep and stares out at the skies at night – baptizes him “Sleepless in Seattle.” Annie Reed is listening in on the call. Concerned about his dad’s melancholia, Jonah calls in to a talk-radio show and forces his Sam to open up to the on-air psychologist. The movie follows Sam who has recently lost his wife and is now a single father to eight-year old Jonah. The pandemic has made this film particularly evocative. I’m happy to report that “Sleepless in Seattle” is good medicine – and I found Sam’s journey from grief to resolving to move forward stirring. Since my soul – like everyone else’s – has taken a beating lately, I decided a week of movies with romance in them would be good. Full disclosure, the misanthrope in me has been reluctant to fully embrace this movie. Then, after a while I won’t have to remind myself to get out of bed every morning and breathe in and out… and, then after a while, I won’t have to think about how I had it great and perfect for a while,” says Sam in “Sleepless in Seattle.” I immediately sat up when I heard those words while I found myself recently watching this 27 year-old film I hadn’t seen since it’s release. However, there is a timelessness in the hope and intimacy in every scene provided by every aspect of the film.Īfter wearing out my VHS copy of this film, it was time to move on to the DVD, especially because I was anxious to see any bonus features.“Well, I’m gonna get out of bed every morning… breathe in and out all day long. SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE is a cute, sweet romantic comedy on the surface and entertaining in this right. But that is part of the beauty of this film, so many bits and p ieces that remind us of our own lives, friends, and loves. ![]() Maybe that is because her blatant regard reminds me of my best friend I am so grateful to forever. Rosie O'Donnell lends a beautiful and honest portrayal as Ryan's BFF. ![]() Ryan and Hanks are genuinely the woman who is worried about making the wrong choice and as the single father reluctant to move on. The writing is invaluable and each character is beautifully developed. It is true to the sense of how we often meet those relationships in our lives.some by chance, some by application. SLEEPLESS is a candid fulfillment to both romance and comedy. Meg Ryan and Tom Hanks play single adults, a newspaper journalist and a newly-widowed father, on opposite sides of the country who find each other by chance and by purpose. Do it, and you'll be glad you did, guaranteed. "Sleepless In Seattle" is a movie that offers a multitude of rewards if you are simply willing to reach out nd open yourself up to it. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan have great chemistry together, and they both do what they're good at Tom Hanks portraying the everyman, and Meg Ryan being cute and innocent. But Sam doesn't think he could have a relationship with someone who lives so far away. Jonah who has been going through the mail that his father has gotten ever since he was on the radio, sees the letter Annie wrote on a whim but didn't send it but her friend did. And once she gets off the plane, Sam who was in the airport to see someone off, sees her and can't keep his eyes off her and tries to follow her but couldn't catch her. Annie despite being engaged can't stop thinking of Sam and soon tries to find all she can about she even goes to Seattle to see him. He starts to talk about his wife and women over the country hear his tale and one woman Annie who lives in Baltimore can't help but fascinated by his tale. When Jonah sees how sad his father is, he calls a radio psychiatrist, who dubs him Sleepless in Seattle cause Jonah says he can't sleep. When Sam Baldwin's wife dies, he decides to move to Seattle with his son, Jonah. Sleepless in Seattle (DVD, 2003, 10th Anniversary Edition)
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