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What’s Aged the Worst?
The overexposed fake-orgasm scene, Meg Ryan’s perm and final-scene acting, dated aerobics and retail references, Billy Crystal’s age makeup, couple conformity, and lack of diversity
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- The fake-orgasm scene has lost surprise through repetition and now feels long, though its final line remains iconic. — Bill Simmons
- Meg Ryan’s crying-scene perm is called an exceptionally bad haircut. — Bill Simmons
- The heavily clothed aerobics or tap class feels unmistakably 1989. — Bill Simmons
- Teenagers may no longer understand the Casablanca references even though the film itself has aged well. — Bill Simmons
- The Sharper Image store and Theodore Roosevelt shooting reference require lost period knowledge.
- Jess’s wedding speech is called mean by some panelists because it jokes that neither bride nor groom was attractive to their friends. — Bill Simmons
- Meg Ryan’s repeated “I hate you” response in the climax is criticized as weak acting against Crystal’s strong speech.
- Billy Crystal’s college hairpiece and aging treatment make him look older in 1977 than in 1989.
- The story treats heterosexual coupledom as the only satisfying outcome and contains no visible gay or Black characters. — Amanda Dobbins
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- The transcript reports Ebert’s positive assessment and his focus on the two leads’ chemistry. — Bill Simmons
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- Wallace-Shon is removed because his role is an essential part rather than a role-player heat check. — Juliet Litman
- Andre the Giant and Mandy Patinkin are also ruled too central. — Juliet Litman
- Chris Sarandon wins for playing the biggest prick without worrying about the movie’s wonderful overacting. — David Shoemaker
- Billy Crystal and Christopher Guest are explicit eligible alternatives. — Juliet Litman
- Christopher Guest has a pivotal but very small final-third role under heavy makeup. — David Shoemaker
- The panel says everybody overacts in a wonderful way, while Sarandon fully commits to the villain’s humiliation. — David Shoemaker
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