and on the other hand...

Rating: 10/10 (25 July 2004)

It doesn't appear the above commentator has seen the first movie, which is difficult not to like, and that means the second movie won't have the same impact. True, you won't be lost watching this one instead of the other; there are several allusions as to what's happened previously, but "Before Sunset" wasn't meant to be seen without its older sister-movie "Before Sunrise."
If you don't like/love this movie, it would be better instead of bashing this movie for its simplistic design than to decide it's just not-for-you. The movie is brilliant and sincere and I don't even want to cheapen it by getting into it. See the first, see the second, love them both, and get over yourself. This movie isn't about you. It's about two people's (and infallibly many others') happenstance love affair they wish they'd had.