Ended just right

Rating: 9/10 (23 January 2006)

The movie starts off rather boring and you are wondering how can it be a continuation of the first movie. But then, on the boat, he asks the question again; 'where were you, that night, in Vienna, 9 years ago.' Then the movie just takes off. From then on, the movie has you at the edge of your seat, hanging on every word, listening to them describe that night, nine years ago, and wondering what are they going to do about it.
I think it ended just right. You go through the whole movie wondering whether he was going to go back home to his wife or stay with the love of his life. As the tag line says, "What if you had a second chance with the one that got away?" This way you are left wondering; does he stay or does he go. Letting you fill in the ending with what you would do if you had a second chance with the one that got away.
No I do not think there will be a sequel. I think leaving the ending up to your imagination is just perfect.
The two movies are an up-to-date, version of "An Affair to Remember." In "An Affair to Remember's" time, adults took cruises. In "Before Sunrise's" time, college students backpacked through Europe. The two movies are also similar as in both movies; two people meet, on a trip, they have romantic time, they promise to meet again, and the girl cannot make it. Thus altering the course of fate.