We have to stop meeting like that.

Rating: 8/10 (16 September 2005)

Nine years previously a much loved, but little known movie, "Before Sunrise" was filmed. Jesse and Celine met one on a train to Vienna and had a magical day and promised to meet each other 6 months later.
Now, 9 years later the sequel is filmed telling us what happens 9 years later. Of course they meet again and I am not going to tell you any more simply because you should go to watch this movie with the same air of mystery.
Now I watch "Before sunrise" and "Before Sunset" together, and if you have never seen "Before sunrise" then watch the two movies together. Because they are almost seamless in their natural style and go well together. Personally I was automatically thinking this would be a bad, we are all old and mature type sequel (Like the Sequel to the great musical "Hair", called "Haircut"...and that isn't a joke, it is the real sequel).
Yes, the characters and actors have grown 9 years older. They are more mature. They are also an extension of the people we met 9 years ago. Celine is a little more neurotic and Jesse a little more annoying and self centered.
Once again, they will spend some time together. But far few hours this time, they are older with more time pressures. They also have more mature ideas about the same things they talked about before, as well as many new things too.
Filmed and acted in such a natural style, you can't help feeling that these are real people. Cleverly scripted, so this sequel doesn't feel like it is contrived. My only problem is these are slightly annoying characters.
Oh, if you saw "Before sunrise" 9 years ago, don't see it again. Because then you share the process of recalling what happened in the last movie.