You had me at LOL: some notes for the You’ve Got Mail reboot

Substackers in love, dodgy romance scams and Jeff Bezos as the dashing lead … the film-makers behind the remake of the dial-up classic will be facing an embarrassment of pitchesAssuming you have already heard about the You’ve Got Mail reboot, you are probably in one of two states. You are either excited that the news might be a signal of a long overdue romcom resurgence, or you are embittered because it’s another sign that Hollywood has run out of original ideas.I hold absolutely no truck with the latter view. Quite frankly, if there was ever a film in dire need of a reboot, then it’s You’ve Got Mail. The film is almost 28 years old, and it shows every single day of its age. You’ve seen it, you know how it goes. It’s about two people who use the futuristic new technology of email (email is no longer new) to communicate, despite being rival booksellers (nobody reads books any more), and eventually begin a relationship (nobody wants to be in a relationship any more). The whole thing is preposterous. Of course they should try again. Continue reading...