One Special Night

Rating: 10/10 (28 December 2004)

Before Sunrise is a movie so real you can taste it - and you'll want to over and over again. This is a film about two real, intelligent, attractive and sincere people who meet on a European train and agree to spend a night walking around Vienna together. What unfolds is a film so obviously important to both the actors and director, that captures the rare magic of two people falling in love.
What makes this film special - aside from the beautiful shots of Vienna, and the superb acting of both Delpy and Hawke - is that it consists of a series of conversations that are interesting without being self-important. Both characters are imperfect, and have a believable mixture of realism and naivety. While the film may sound like a boring chick flick, it is anything but.
Director Linklater manages to create a movie that allows viewers to feel like they are right there with Jesse and Celine, falling in love at the same time. By the time the movie ends, you won't be able to wait to rent "Before Sunset", the equally believable, moving sequel that was released nine years later.