Table of Contents
Author's Note x
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 When Harry Met Sally 5
Essay America's Sweetheart (Until She Wasn't) Meg Ryan 24
Chapter 2 Pretty Woman 29
Essay Miss Congeniality Sandra Bullock 51
Chapter 3 Four Weddings and a Funeral 57
Essay The Hardest-Working Cad in Hollywood Hugh Grant 79
Chapter 4 Waiting to Exhale 85
Essay The Other Guys Bill Pullman Patrick Dempsey, et al. 103
Chapter 5 My Best Friend's Wedding 109
Essay The Best Best Friend Judy Greer 129
Chapter 6 There's Something About Mary 135
Essay The Unlikely Leading Man Adam Sandler 154
Chapter 7 Bridget Jones's Diary 159
Essay The Self-Made Superstar Drew Barrymore 182
Chapter 8 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 189
Essay The Triple Threat Jennifer Lopez 208
Chapter 9 How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days 213
Essay The Prodigy Reese Witherspoon 231
Chapter 10 Love Actually 237
Essay The Rom-Corn Hero We Barely Got Will Smith 255
Chapter 11 Something's Gotta Give 259
Essay The Reluctant Romantic John Cusack 275
Chapter 12 Knocked Up 281
Essay The Apologist Katherine Heigl 303
Chapter 13 Friends with Benefits 309
Essay Two Roads Diverged Ryan Reynolds Dane Cook 324
Chapter 14 Untitled Royal Wedding Comedy 329
Essay The Scholar Mindy Kaling 339
Chapter 15 Crazy Rich Asians 343
Essay New Star in Town Henry Golding 361
Chapter 16 To all the Boys I've Loved Before 365
Conclusion 379