nearly perfect

Rating: 9/10 (25 June 2006)

When Jesse and Celine met 9 years ago in Vienna, I fell in love with them - bright eyed, full of life and love. Waiting so long for Before Sunset was a test: Are you an optimist? Or a realist? This film was worth the wait. I stood in line at the Seattle International Film Festival with hundreds of other fans who shared the same sentiment. As far as I could tell, we all held our breath as they met again, and cried when we heard if they had ever met again in Vienna all those years before.
And just like before, this film leaves loose ends. You can fill in the gaps and decide all over again - do they, or don't they?