The most believable romance I've ever seen.

Rating: 10/10 (28 August 2006)

Julie Delpy is perfectly beautiful in this intelligent and deeply affecting romance. The dialog speaks from the soul. The Parisian scenery is gorgeous, Delpy's music is moving, and the performances are pitch perfect. This is even better than Before Sunrise (1995), the film for which this is a sequel. The two protagonists are more complex. They have both suffered disappointments, yet - as Celine observes - their personalities are essentially unchanged, just more finely carved. The film's ending is inspired. The only mild criticism is that the characters are almost too eloquent. As a sequel to Before Sunrise (1995) this could not be bettered.