To those who have seen 'You've Got Mail'... cool similarities
Am I the only one who could notice the similarities between Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan's character) & Klara Novak??? Tonight was the first time I watched The Shop Around the Corner, because I just bought the bluray of 'You've Got Mail' and this came with it. I think Meg Ryan might have studied Margaret Sullavan's voice tone and mannerisms. I don't know, is it just me that can see it? I think it pays nice homage on Ryan's part.
By the way, I personally liked Meg Ryan's acting better (even though I'm not a huge fan of her). I know I shouldn't even compare, but I don't know. Maybe it's not so much Sullavan's acting that was bad, but the apparent lack of chemistry between her and Stewart. Or, it could have been that she just wasn't in the film as much. I mean, we didn't really get into that much depth of the Klara character. I LOVED Stewart's acting, though. I'm surprised I never saw this film before, because Jimmy Stewart is one of my favorite actors (just about the only kid in school who knows who he is, sadly). I still think this is a good movie, though. I just prefer You've Got Mail, even though that its self has some flaws, too. I really enjoyed seeing some scenes that inspired You've Got Mail. Like, the part in the restaurant/coffee shop. :) I thought it was cool how both scenes were so similar. Ah, and the only thing I didn't understand in this movie was... the fact that it was somehow set in Budapest??? I found that really funny, simply because everyone (or almost everyone) was American.