It's better than you'd think...

Rating: 8/10 (17 December 1999)

Okay, a lot of the people that commented here went a little overboard and hail this as some cinematic masterpiece or the modern Last Tango in Paris. I wouldn't go that far but will say this was way better than I expected. This movie is pure romantic fantasy but the kind we don't see anymore. It is mostly dialouge exchanged between the American boy and French girl who meet and decide to spend one day together. They get to know eachother and discuss life, sex, relationships, etc. I'd say it's a giant step forward for Richard Linklater, more mature than Dazed and Confused or especially Suburbia. One other thing, even though this was all in English and an American movie, at times it didn't feel like one. Personal favorite scene is in the listening booth, that's just like real life.