Surely Movie Of The Year

Rating: 10/10 (11 July 2004)

It isn't just the incredible dialogue, it isn't just the wonderful acting from both Ethan and Julie, it isn't just the amazing scenery and cinematography and it isn't just the astonishing direction from Linklater.. it's all of those combined that produced perhaps my favorite movie of all time.
The two scenes which sealed the deal for me are right at the end of the movie.. SPOILER COMING...
Firstly the scene with Celine walking Jesse up the stairs to her apartment, nothing is said and the scene lasts a while.. what's so wonderful about just that is that it allows the viewer to fill in the blanks. In my mind I could tell that Celine had imagined this moment over and over since leaving Jesse in Prague and the fact that it is finally happening must be surreal.
Secondly the scene where Celine is making tea and she watches Jesse walk around her apartment, looking at her possessions looking at her life, finally they aren't just two strangers. He is right there in her world and just watching him react to her pictures, music again must have been something she had imagined over the years.
I can't fault this film, I really can't. As the credits rolled I turned to my fiancée and said... "perfect".