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Before Sunset (2004)

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Reviews Counted:154

Fresh:145

Rotten:9

Average Rating:8.2/10

Consensus: Filled with engaging dialogue, Before Sunset is a witty, poignant romance, with natural chemistry between Hawke and Delpy.

Rated: R

Runtime: 80 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:Jul 2, 2004 Limited

Box Office: $5,563,693

Synopsis: When Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) met on a Eurail train, the connection between them was immediate and profound. The 14-hour relationship that followed, as the pair explored the... When Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy) met on a Eurail train, the connection between them was immediate and profound. The 14-hour relationship that followed, as the pair explored the spontaneous and unexpected in Vienna, ended on a train platform where they swore they'd meet again six months later. Nine years have passed since that morning. On the last stop of his book tour, at the tail end of a reading in a Paris book shop, Jesse finds Celine watching from the back of the room. She lives in Paris now, he in New York. He's flying out that evening and they utilize every moment, finding their human connection no less vital, inspiring or real than it was in nine years ago in Vienna. In a stimulating and revealing journey through Paris, in real time, these two individuals explore the inner workings of their hearts and minds and rediscover their rare yet powerful love for the unexpected, the unrehearsed, and each other. Warner Independent Pictures and Castle Rock Entertainment present a sequel to the acclaimed 1995 film Before Sunrise. Directed by Richard Linklater, the visionary behind such films as Dazed and Confused and Waking Life, BEFORE SUNSET tells the timeless romantic story of two questing hearts and minds whose powerful bond defies time and place. -- © Warner Independent [More]

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy

Director: Richard Linklater

Director: Richard Linklater
Screenwriter: Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke, Richard Linklater
Producer: Richard Linklater, Anne Walker-McBay
Studio: Warner Independent

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  • Nine years ago, two strangers met by chance, spent a night together in Vienna, and parted before sunrise. Now, they're about to cross paths again - in Paris -- where they will get the chance we all wish we had?
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    A fictional romance with a factual feel, a near-documentary quality that makes it difficult to distinguish the actor from the role.

    Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
    07/09/04
    Rick Groen
    Rick Groen
    Globe and Mail

    Romantic sequel hangs together for 80 minutes, and not just 3 minutes at a time

    Full Review Source: Movie Habit | comment Comment
    07/09/04
    Marty Mapes
    Marty Mapes
    Movie Habit

    Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise gets a sweet, sad and touching sequel after almost a decade.

    Full Review Source: Netflix | comment Comment
    07/08/04
    James Rocchi
    James Rocchi
    Netflix

    If you didn't like Before Sunrise, filmmaker Richard Linklater says, you'll hate Before Sunset. But if you treasured the original, you're sure to prize the 'romance for realists' sequel.

    Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
    07/08/04
    Jane Sumner
    Jane Sumner
    Dallas Morning News
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    May be the best movie of the summer.

    Full Review Source: Fort Worth Star-Telegram | comment Comment
    07/08/04
    Scott Von Doviak
    Scott Von Doviak
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram

    A savvy sequel that should speak to anyone who's let that one great love slip away.

    Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
    07/07/04
    Eddie Cockrell
    Eddie Cockrell
    Variety

    A small masterpiece.

    Full Review Source: New York Magazine | comment Comment
    07/06/04
    Peter Rainer
    Peter Rainer
    New York Magazine
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    Full Review Source: www.susangranger.com | comment Comment
    07/06/04
    Susan Granger
    Susan Granger
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    an 80-minute conversation with a freshness, a surprising urgency, and two characters full of desire, faults, and – still – hope.

    Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
    07/04/04
    Norm Schrager
    Norm Schrager
    Filmcritic.com

    One of the season's must-see efforts. All of the studio-produced, mass-marketed romances out there, take note: this is precisely what a love story should be.

    Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
    07/03/04
    Dustin Putman
    Dustin Putman
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    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
    07/03/04
    Boston Phoenix

    Jesse and Celine are perfectly likable, sympathetic people, and seeing them begin to fall in love ... is a reasonably satisfying experience.

    Full Review Source: EricDSnider.com | comment Comment
    07/03/04
    Eric D. Snider
    Eric D. Snider
    EricDSnider.com

    Having seen Before Sunset twice, and Before Sunrise again in between, I can't say which film is better. Both seem to fulfill an ambition Jean-Luc Godard expressed in the 60s -- to achieve 'the definitive by chance.'

    Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
    07/03/04
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Jonathan Rosenbaum
    Chicago Reader
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    That Before Sunset complements and in many ways surpasses its predecessor is but one of the great accomplishments of this wonderful film.

    Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
    07/03/04
    Peter Hanson
    Peter Hanson
    Film Threat

    Before Sunrise captures the exhilaration of connecting with another person; Before Sunset moves forward from there, burrowing into territory that's more complex and dangerous, but also perhaps more vital.

    Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
    07/03/04
    Stephanie Zacharek
    Stephanie Zacharek
    Salon.com
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    There's enough here that a thirtysomething audience, mindful of the complexity of their lives and their own missed opportunities, might respond to. But there isn't much magic.

    Full Review Source: Offoffoff | comment Comment
    07/03/04
    Joshua Tanzer
    Joshua Tanzer
    Offoffoff

    Before Sunset has an immediacy that makes other movies feel comatose.

    Full Review Source: Mixed Reviews | comment Comment
    07/03/04
    Gabriel Shanks
    Gabriel Shanks
    Mixed Reviews

    This is more about an exchange of information than an exchange of ideas, but the results still captivate.

    Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment Comment
    07/02/04
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

    Somehow, improbably, Linklater has now made two of the most romantic films of the last decade, both featuring the same characters.

    Full Review Source: FilmStew.com | comment Comment
    07/02/04
    Larry Carroll
    Larry Carroll
    FilmStew.com

    You have to be a romantic to love these movies, and I fell for them hook, line and sinker.

    Full Review Source: WaffleMovies.com | comment Comment
    07/02/04
    Willie Waffle
    Willie Waffle
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