Great movie completely dependent on dialogue

Rating: 10/10 (22 March 2004)

Though not due out in theaters until July, I saw this film at a screening at the South By Southwest Film festival in Austin last week. The movie is completely dialogue-based, and in order to pull a movie like that off, you must have an amazing script and amazing actors. In this case, both are present. The movie flows so well, and Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy interact so well, you would think that Linklater encouraged them to improvise practically the entire movie, but during the Q&A session after the screening he said that not one line was improvised. It's rated 'R' for some language, but nothing is too shocking because it all fits together so well.

I would strongly encourage everyone to see this movie - especially those true romantics out there. Depending on the marketing of the movie, it might come across as a chick flick, but I saw it with a group of three guys and another girl, and the guys all loved it also.
I would also like to point out that though this is a sequel, you don't need to see "Before Sunrise" to really get and enjoy this movie. It stands alone quite well.
On a side note - As well as being the lead actress, Julie Delpy also was one of the screenwriters, and also wrote and performed much of the music in the movie. She is amazing!