Before Sunset
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I was 21 when I saw "Before Sunrise". It was the kind of movie you thought of "a sequel would kill it", but at the same time wanted a continuation.
Good timing from Linklater, the characters are a little matured, but still young and their futures are still open. 9 years later it wasn't spoiling the original story anymore and was actually a nice touch, almost like something Linklater owed our generation.The goodies: those oh-so-important dialogues nobody remembers, Paris and the Seine, non-disappointing ending.
The baddies: acting, Jaline. Hawke is visibly stoned, but kinda high, which might suggest other chemicals. It looks like a superstar made a few days break in his busy multimillion schedule to take part in a friends' project. As the movie goes on, fumes of weed reach Julie as well, which is cool, but distracting, as it was not in the script. I saw it two years ago, so don't remember exactly, but I think she made a reference to smoking at some time..
It's all ok though, we would forgive even more, because we treat this story personally, it's kind of like watching our friends. We're not here to judge, the film's a bonus and we can take it or leave it..