1. You've Got Mail - Tom Hanks. I LOVE Tom Hanks, as does everyone else. Meg Ryan was the Katherine Heigl of the day. It's about bookstores and dial-up internet, and I grew up going to bookstores every single week. It's geeky-romantic in a light-hearted 90's way, and I'm a 90's kid too. This film was made for me!
2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall - You know what, I find Jason Segel's brand of comedy funny. He's not afraid to make a fool of himself with his role here as the jilted boyfriend who was blindsided by his starlet girlfriend's decision to end things. Mila Kunis is total eye candy, and she always plays strong female characters. Cheers to her.
3. Simply Irresistible - I was a Buffy fan, but I loved this movie even before I knew of Sarah Michelle Gellar. It hasn't got the deepest of plots, but I found it cute that her character was a chef whose cooking drew the same emotions from diners that she was experiencing as she prepared their meals. Like a less sensual version of Woman on Top.
4. French Kiss - Again with the 90's Meg Ryan. She's the awkward heroine who's doing it all wrong, and Kevin Kline plays a hilariously grumpy and shady Frenchman. Of course, with Paris as the setting for most of the flick, I'm sold!
5. Notting Hill - It's Hugh Grant in his least douchey role. Honestly, his awkward character is so likable. Almost at a Tom Hanks level of likability, actually.
6. My Best Friend's Wedding - This movie started my love for Julia Roberts' rom-coms. If I flipped to a channel showing this, I'd watch it to the end. It's also where I got my love for the color lavender, which happened to be the shade of Julia's maid-of-honor gown.
7. Breakfast at Tiffany's - There's a soft spot in my heart for Audrey Hepburn. I saw this movie because I wanted to educate myself in classic films, but ended up genuinely enjoying it. The story felt quite modern for its time: The protagonist, Holly Golightly, is a girl who married too young and realized she wanted more for herself and her brother, so she ran away to NYC and rebuilt herself as a socialite. Active social agenda aside, all she wanted was to be able to provide for her brother and live her dream. It's not so hard to imagine that happening in real life.
8. I Love You, Man - Not so much a boy-girl romance as a bromance between two male platonic friends, Paul Rudd is an "adorkable" lead who needs to find a best man for his wedding ASAP. Jason Segel just happens to be that special someone for him...
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