10 out of 10

Rating: Null/10 (13 November 2004)

As a guy, not many romantic movies touched me. This is one of those who did.
The two main characters are very good looking, but Ethan Hawke is not incredibly handsome like Richard Gere and Julie Delpy is not unbeliveably pretty like Julia Roberts. And the set-up of the story is completely natural. This makes the movie stand out from the rest of the Hollywood make-believe "love stories".
I like the way the romance goes naturally, right from the moment Jesse and Celine met on the train. Nothing looks or sounds awkward. It also reminds me of the kind of relationship I long for - how two people can be 100% comfortable when being together. Let's not forget they have met less than 24 hours ago! They can share conversation about anything: families, friends, love, life and death etc etc. You can tell that they are genuinely interested in each other romantically.
There are lots of dialogues in this movies, but I don't find anything they said is bullshit. Witty words that give me some food for soul.