"When Rob Reiner died at the age of 78, American movies lost not only an actor, producer, and director who was universally beloved by almost everyone in the industry and everyone who watched him (around 30-40 million people during the heyday of his hit series "All in the Family"), but one of the last practitioners of a certain kind of Hollywood filmmaking."
"Reiner was one of those filmmakers who was weirdly both widely celebrated and a bit underrated - he made what he did look too easy to be ranked with the greats when people who do such things were doing the ranking. Any number of his films taken in isolation would easily stand alongside the all-time classics of their genre: " Misery" is a perfect thriller, " When Harry Met Sally" one of the best rom-coms ever made,"
Rob Reiner worked across acting, producing, and directing to create memorable films that excelled within their genres, including Misery, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men, and The Princess Bride. His directorial approach favored service to subject and genre over a conspicuous personal style, producing work that appeared effortless while revealing deep artistic engagement. Reiner shifted fluidly among thrillers, romantic comedies, courtroom dramas, and fairy tales, demonstrating range and craftsmanship. His success reflected an era when legacy studios released a wider variety of adult-oriented theatrical films, a range that has narrowed in subsequent decades.
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