“It’s simpler to become a victim of terrorism than to find a spouse after forty!” Perhaps that's going too far, but that feeling permeates the story as recently widowed “Sam” (Tom Hanks) relocates to Seattle with his son “Jonah” (Ross Malinger) in an attempt to rebuild his life. Still struggling with his loss, it’s up to his young son to nudge him toward meeting someone new, and so he orchestrates a late-night radio confession that is overheard by “Annie” (Meg Ryan). She's involved with the pleasant but unexciting “Walter” (Bill Pullman), yet as she allows herself to daydream about “Sam,” she returns to her favorite Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr film “An Affair to Remember” and decides to write to him, suggesting a meeting at the Empire State Building. Following his emotional broadcast, “Sam” has received numerous letters from interested women, but he prefers a more conventional courtship, so once again his son steps in to speed things along with someone called "Uncertain from Baltimore." Can he succeed as a matchmaker? And even if he does, is there any chance that his dad will like her, that she’s really “Annie,” and that people won't notice an unaccompanied eight-year-old traveling across the country? It feels like a short story expanded into a full movie. While the initial idea is quite appealing, the rather uninspired way it’s handled—with the exception of young Malinger’s performance—made me appreciate just how effective Grant and Kerr were together. Some of the dialogue possesses a sense of realism and humor; the film does have an elegant soundtrack with some Jimmy Durante music framing the romance, and there are numerous shots of a beautiful New York skyline, but these two characters didn't really resonate with me, and as the plot became increasingly predictable toward its obvious ending, I lost enthusiasm. It’s undemanding to watch, but like many films starring Meg Ryan, it's rather unremarkable.

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