One of the most romantic and natural movies ever made

Rating: 9/10 (29 May 2005)

Before Sunset is a sequel to the movie 'Before Sunrise', a swift glimpse into a single day which Jesse and Celina spend together. They part at the end of the movie, with a promise to meet each other back in Vienna 6 months later after the most incredible day of both their lives.
The sequel begins 9 years later, in Paris (Celina's home town.) Jessie is on the last leg of his book tour - a book written about his brief brush with his true love 9 years ago. This movie follows the same format as the first, dedicated purely to dialogue and human interaction.
This time around though, Jesse has even less time before his flight back home. The film is simple, but wonderfully romantic. Two people so obviously this connected very rarely happens in real life, and this is a movie about taking your chances when you have them. The acting is natural and unforced, and so is the dialogue.
It is a slow film, and doesn't use dramatic effects, action, or even strong score to help set the scene. This is a story written about a real life situation, about real people trying to make the best of the time they have been given together.
Beautiful, unassuming and shamelessly romantic, it will make you think, and feel much more than any blockbuster rom-com. When it ends, you feel a sense of loss, because the glimpse into these two characters life can help add so much meaning to your own for a short while.
For sappy romantics everywhere :)