Before Sunset (2004)

Before Sunset: Directed by Richard Linklater. With Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Vernon Dobtcheff, Louise Lemoine Torrès. Nine years after Jesse and Celine first met, they encounter each other again on the French leg of Jesse’s book tour.

“…is that it ends. This is a fantastic film. It joins the handful of movies where I think I liked the sequel even more than the original, although I liked u0026#39;Before Sunriseu0026#39; as well. Where Sunrise captured the immediacy and urgency of perfect youthful love, Sunset reflects beautifully on the aftermath of that perfection. I remember a line that says u0026quot;nothing that is complete breathesu0026quot;, and I think that is what we see in this film. A perfect connection with another human is a blessing and a curse; having experienced perfection a part of us stops breathing, unable or unwilling to mar the perfection of that memory.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe dialogue is amazing, the acting is spot-on; this is a great film. In some ways it felt more like reading a great novel than watching a movie, in that I really felt like I knew the characters and was sad the movie had to end. Kind of like saying goodbye to an old friend. If you are an action movie kind of person, skip this flick because it will bore you to tears. If, on the other hand, you like good dialogue, well formed characters, and arenu0026#39;t quite jaded enough to have given up completely on the idea of true love, donu0026#39;t miss this film.”