Fresh, non-formula Hollywood-goes-to-Vienna romantic lite-drama

Rating: 7/10 (26 July 2001)

"Before Sunrise" tells of a couple who meet on a train and spend a day/night together in Vienna. This contempo romantic light-drama is all Delpy and Hawke engaged in conversation as they exchange perceptions, experiences, philosophies, etc., eventually fall in love (if that's possible), and then deal with the matter of having to part. A fresh, non-formula flick which is more obvious than predictable, "BS" is Hollywoodish romance set abroad with good performances by the principals and little to fault. Enjoyable stuff.