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4.0
Yet the spark still lingers, and its stronger than the mere memory of one perfect night spent nine years ago.
Austin Chronicle
4.0
At the risk of overhyping 80 minutes of intimate real time, this is the soul of generosity, a beautifully vibrant and big spirited film.
Time Out
4.4
But the movie is not a confessional, and the characters dont rush into revelations.
Rogerebert
5.0
The new film has no answers, and suggests that questioning minds will never stop.
E Film Critic
4.0
Grade A performances, top notch writing, and brilliance behind the camera is worth the search.
Cinema Blend
4.0
.still hung up on each other. With only an hour or so before his plane ride back to New York, the duo talk some more and seem to connect even deeper.
JoBlo
4.0
The way that Jesse and Celine reach out to each other is captivating and delightful.
Spirituality And Practice
4.8
Indeed, it does justice in continuing the original story and remarkably topping it off with a sense of fulfillment.
Sover
3.0
Richard Linklaters enjoyable sequel to his critically acclaimed almost romance, BEFORE SUNRISE (1995), picks up nine years after the first film left o ..
Tv Guide
5.0
Its as true as movies can get.Hawke and Delpy are credited with the screenplay alongside Linklater, and the dialogue is instantly brilliant and perfec ..
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.5
The characters eventually manage to get beyond their existential ennui and incessant talking to something approaching romance.
Lariat
3.5
Apart from that, Jesse and Celine are perfectly likable, sympathetic people, and seeing them begin to fall in love as if spying on them the camerawork ..
Eric Ds Nider
4.0
Its a beautiful film, with a strongly emotional shift at the end that really packs a wallop of sadness, regret, rage, passion and rediscovery.Gorgeous ..
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The result is a thoroughly engaging film that will delight fans of Before Sunrise and is guaranteed to have an emotional impact on anyone in their ear ..
View London
5.0
Art movies dont usually spawn sequels.Its hard to imagine Son of Citizen Kane or Next Year at Marienbad.
Cs Monitor
4.0
The time factor is never resolved until the closing moments of the film ever present and pressing until it is finally confronted head on with a sweet ..
Film Journal
5.0
The dialogue is alive with second guessing, questioning whether the Buddhists are wrong and desire is healthy, if theres something more to loving than ..
Boston
3.0
A lot of the prattle seems like the same old half absorbed guff that passes for profundity in so much of Linklaters work.
Mountain X
4.0
That Before Sunset features beguiling performances, a heart that most anyone can relate to, and a final context pregnant two liner, is icing on the ca ..
Reel Talk Reviews
4.5
A deeper, darker, altogether more memorable experience. It doesnt extend the characters so much as fulfill them.
Ew
3.5
The bad news is that Before Sunset is not as delirious an experience as its predecessor. The good news is that its wonderful anyway, and in ways that ..
Slate
3.0
An involving and all too fleeting joy.Potentially hampered by that ending, Linklater, Hawke and Delpy have nevertheless created an intelligent, engagi ..
Empire
4.0
Nine years ago Jesse and Celine met while doing the post university grand tour of Europe thing.
Eye For Film
4.0
There is still a powerful connection between Jesse and Celine and it still makes a powerful connection with the audience.Though they talk about big is ..
Common Sense Media
5.0
Its romantic story is enormously affecting, and the characters are uncommonly developed.It has earthy (and therefore sexy) urban locations, a splendid ..
Sf Gate
4.0
Before Sunset is beautiful.The sequel no one needed is a surprise pleasure: witty, heartfelt, and true.
Bbc
4.4
Yet despite the familiarity of the films tempo, Before Sunset substitutes its predecessors revelatory tone for a somber wistfulness that subtly reflec ..
Slant Magazine
4.0
All the audience wants is closure.You dont create this kind of buildup to a sequel and then not deliver.
Washington Post
4.0
And for a movie whose stakes dont seem especially high, Linklater has crafted a legitimate whopper of an ending, if the reaction at one recent screeni ..
Washington Post
3.0
It is a medium of communication, yes, but also of avoidance, misdirection, self protection and plain confusion, all of which are among the themes of t ..
The New York Times
4.4
This is a spectacularly successful sequel, pure, impassioned and requisitely a little more downbeat.
The Movie Boy
4.2
Theyre both flawed but keenly intelligent individuals with palpable chemistry.
Reeling Reviews
4.5
Perfectly capturing the regret that can come with maturity, and closing with another impeccably crafted ending, Before Sunset is a jaw droppingly beau ..
Las Vegas Weekly
4.4
Forget Spider Mans tussle with Doc Ock. Forget Shreks trek to Far Far Away. And forget Harry Potters latest attempt to endure the snipes of Snape. For ..
ReelViews
5.0
The Curse of La Llorona cast members Raymond Cruz, Patricia Velasquez and Linda Cardellini, along with director Michael Chaves, share some personal La ..
Calendar Live
3.8
This is one of those movies real actors and real directors like to do.There are no special effects no stuntsjust a lot of conversation and a lot of ra ..
Hollywood
4.5
Snappy retorts and clever remarks have too often been confused for smart talk by American screenwriters.
Seattle Pi
2.0
Before Sunset (4/10) Copyright 2004 by Tony Medley Sitting through this film made me realize, once again, what a remarkably good film My Dinner With A ..
Tony Medley
5.0
Its ultimately the movies epic scope and swing for the fences atmosphere that compensates for its rough cut feel, with the end result a truly memorabl ..
Reel Film
4.4
Its a must see if youve seen Before Sunrise, and even if you havent, its a joy to watch.
Movie Habit
5.0
They thought they were saving for their kids education but were shocked to learn their money was gone The new owner of RESP dealer Heritage Education ..
The Star
4.4
Instead, its more thoughtful and contemplative, but not to the point of being repetitious and boring.
Deseret News
5.0
There is such a strong sense of place as the camera rests on Jesse and Celine as they talk and walk and talk.Our curiosity is fuelled and tension buil ..
Urban Cine File
5.0
But what ultimately makes Before Sunset so special (and maybe the most resonant, least self conscious great movie romance of its era) is its deep root ..
La Weekly
3.5
All it takes is your identification with their romantic play on words and themes to have your attention held to the end of the walk.
Varia Gate
5.0
Only on AP: Under the gun to increase the size of the force, the Army is pouring an extra $200 million into bonuses this year to attract and retain so ..
Kansas City
5.0
Wishing and wondering can fulfill them no more, and whether they rekindle their spark generates as much suspense as any thriller.
The Filmy Ap
3.8
This is what gets the romantics in the audience wrapped up in the relationship, and makes Before Sunset a great date movie.
Waffle Movies
4.5
Analysis: Have you ever gotten to the end of an old movie and wondered what happened to the characters after the end credits rolled
ComingSoon
5.0
The film is all in long takes, giving Hawke and Delpy plenty of room to do their thing.And I must say, this is some fantastic acting or is it even act ..
Montreal Film Journal
4.5
You will be able to save yourself from getting disappointed of watching nothing but a lame movie.
Window To The Movies
4.0
Both Hawke and Delpy are excellent and their performances have real depth.
Film Guardian
4.0
It is perfectly clear that they are still very deeply in love.Before Sunset retains most of what was engaging about the first movie: it has its gentle ..
Film Guardian
4.0
But the whole movie is a demonstration of controlled fusion, one that goes right from start to finish.
Wsj
5.0
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Freep
5.0
This is simply a wonderful piece of film making.If you liked the first film, its like spending two hours catching up with very old friends.
Future Movies
4.5
Linklaters method, in an age when critics celebrate the egomania of M. Night Shyamalan and Quentin Tarantino, distinguishes him as Gen Xs most literar ..
Films Nobs
4.2
Of course I liked it a lot, I almost loved it. I mean, I often felt like I loved it, but Im not sure I really did or Im not sure why. Its, like, a har ..
Nicks Flick Picks
5.0
One is left with the hope that this in not the last film about Jesse and Celine.Linklater, Delpy and Hawke have created a masterpiece that gracefully ..
Kc Active
3.5
I could watch this picture twice a day for the rest of the summer.
The Nation
3.8
Plenty of sequels never should have seen the dim light of the cineplex.
Wash Times
2.5
Before Sunrise was like a quasi intellectual midnight dorm room rap about ideas and life, equal parts brilliance and bullshit, bursting with hope and ..
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2.0
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Times Online
3.5
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