One of my all time favorite movies. I have kept it on the DVR for several weeks this time, in hopes that someone will watch it again with me!
After seeing You’ve Got Mail around 20 times, I instantly recognized the name of Kathleen Kelly’s shop as the title for this movie. I had to watch, since it stars a very young Jimmy Stewart, and who doesn’t love Jimmy Stewart? I was not disappointed!
As in You’ve Got Mail, the main character, Alfred Kralik (Stewart), has a pen pal that he writes to. He is fast to admire, then fall in love with this women he has not met. Meanwhile, it is the busy Christmas season, and the new hire that he works with at Matuschek and Company is driving him crazy. He and Miss Novak (Margaret Sullavan) cannot get along, no matter how hard they try.
In this film, there are a lot of emotions. Pepi the delivery boy makes you laugh. You feel very deeply for Mr. Matuschek and what he is going through in his personal life. It sounds silly, but your heart is warmed by Mr. Pirovitch, because he has such a deep sense of family. Then comes the romance, which still (much to my teenager's dismay) can bring a tear to my eye.
This is such a neat story to me. There are only two sets in this movie, the shop, which includes Mr. Matuschek’s office and the back room, and the coffee shop. It gives it a feel of a play, off which it is based. The usage of the dialog creates the feeling like you've seen other places and know the characters deeply.
There are several scenes that remind me of You've Got Mail, the scene at the coffee shop is so very similar, when the lady is waiting for her pen pal to come, but ends up seeing the one she can’t stand. Also, when she is sick in bed and that same gentlemen calls on her. Such a fantastic movie!
If you haven’t seen this movie, come on over, we'll pop some popcorn and turn on the DVR!
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