A willingness to drop everything in their world for each other.

Rating: Null/10 (31 January 2005)

Richard Linklater returns the characters of Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) in this sequel to 1995s "Before Sunrise." This time finds the two meeting in Paris during Jesse's book tour and their desire for each other is still ever present. In under an hour and a half, shot in real time, the two discuss the past nine years of their lives from the loss of Celine's grandmother, a profound influence in her life, to Jesse's marital problems. More importantly, the question of what would have been if they had had the chance to stay together beyond their one night of passion nine years before. It is a question they examine throughout the film and a desire for one another that cannot be denied. But the film does not get lost in sexuality. Rather, it focuses on their unique relationship: the moments they share from her singing, to his writing. There are profound truths in this film brought about by their discussions, some of which are practically existential and the questions that most naïve youths have. But that is the beauty of their relationshipthe naiveté they bring about. That willingness to drop everything in their world for each other.