Don't watch this before the prequel "Before Sunrise".

Rating: 10/10 (25 April 2005)

Most of the people posting negative comments on this film have admitted to not having seen the prequel, or only having seen it after watching "Before Sunset". I first watched "Before Sunrise" 6 yrs ago and although forgetting the name of the film and the cast, the story had stuck with me ever since. It was last week I got to see "Before Sunrise" again and watched "Before Sunset" a week later. I enjoyed "Before Sunrise" even more and found the sequel so much better than expected. The skills in writing, directing and acting the story of an "impossible love" has never been done with as much perfection as these two films together and Richard Linklater has all of my respect and admiration. This is an incredibly deep, philosophical story about Life and Love, excellently portrayed by Jesse and Celine. It is certainly not a film to everybody's taste, depending on life experience and age, and ten yrs ago I cannot say for certain I would have appreciated these films as much. However to me this film would be the definition of film making as an art form at it's best.