Before Sunset Reviews

Just as good as the first, maybe even better. This one is more depressing than the first, they didn’t meet after 6 months and their life went a natural course. Too bad that the natural course often suck. Films like this reminds me that I’m glad I took a vasectomy and almost want to castrate myself. Great job. Looking forward to the third one, even tho I’ve heard its even more depressing.

This movie is an exception. Indeed, there is a rule saying that a sequel should never be better than its predecessor but, fortunately, there are a few exceptions and this movie is one of them. Indeed, if I recall it correctly, ‘Before Sunrise’ was the first movie directed by Richard Linklater which I had the pleasure to watch and it was definitely a solid romantic feature. However, you could feel that Linklater was still inexperienced with the material (It was only his 4th directing effort and his first romantic outing). It was the same thing concerning Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Their performances were pretty good and I believed in their characters but I thought that the whole thing was a little too self-conscious and pretentious. So, 10 years later, they came back with the same characters and they got back where they left it and the end-result was just quite impressive. Indeed, the director and both actors had grown older just like the characters and wrote together this impressive piece of work. Basically, just like the previous installment, there is not much action during the whole thing, just 2 characters talking to each other. It sounds dull but it was just the opposite, it was really spellbinding to watch. And this time, there were so many layers, the joy to see each other again, the bitterness about the missed opportunities, the frustration concerning their life, the love still lingering there somewhere and many more. In the first movie, it all ended in a rather melodramatic way but it fitted perfectly those characters at that moment in their life. This time, the ending was more ambiguous and, once again, an improvement. To conclude, it is probably the best romantic feature ever made and it is definitely worth a look, especially if you like the genre.

Whilst not as magical as Before Sunrise, I still loved it and the speech between them both is always beautiful. They find so much to talk about and in so much depth that it's hard to turn away. I've been drawn in by the both of them, fantastic movies.

Probably one of my favorite romance movies and I usually hate the Romance genre but this one surprisingly managed to work its way into my heart. This one so much more entertaining than the first movie (Before Sunrise). The chemistry between the two leads is very natural and not forced or weak at all. The dialogue is smart, funny, and contains a lot of sexual references which might turn away some people but at least it had to do with the story. The pacing of this film is nice and the characters are wonderfully written which I'm not surprised because Ethan Hawke and Julie Deply practically wrote their own characters and practically wrote the movie. This is a perfect example of how Romance movies should be made.