This is a romance or chick flick as Mr. hooves calls it. In the big movie trade-off, I watch some of the stuff that he loves and then he watches my chick flick. This one was made in the early 1990's and is a classic, starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

Bill Pullman (of While You Were Sleeping) is also in the cast, playing Meg Ryan's hapless fiance.

On Christmas Eve, an 8 year old boy calls in to a National Talk Radio show about his father, who is sad after the death of his beloved wife. The boy wants to get him a new wife.

Annie Reed (Ryan) hears the boy's plea on the radio and eventually they communicate. After a few failed attempts to connect, she and the boy set a date for her to meet the father in New York at the Empire State Building, although the father (Hanks) is unaware of the plan.

Even though the female and male leave only have a couple of words of dialogue with each other, this is one of the most uplifting romantic comedies ever made. I enjoy watching it again and again. It had been a long time - too long.

It was hard to believe that Tom Hanks was ever this young and appealing. Same with Meg Ryan. Lovely romantic comedy classic.

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