Who Won the Movie?
Disputed: Billy Crystal and Nora Ephron
In the discussion (5)
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- One participant chooses Billy Crystal for the final speech and the comic material that makes the film distinct. — Juliet Litman
- Another leans Crystal because no other actor could sell the part, while resisting separating him from Meg Ryan. — Bill Simmons
- One participant explicitly chooses Nora Ephron for establishing her later run and the modern rom-com form. — Bill Simmons
- A second explicit choice moves to Ephron because the script could support other compatible lead pairs.
- The discussion wavers back toward Crystal; one view is that the movie does not work without this particular pairing, so the chemistry is the real winner. — Amanda Dobbins
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