That's a fair point for the first one, even if it is more impressionistic and believable than most meet cute movies. Before Sunset, though, is the inverse of a meet cute movie. With a surprising amount of dexterity it weaves through the numerous ways that people can drift through life, making decisions that are simultaneously profound and regrettable. It is an 80-minute* glimpse into the early adulthood of these characters who we met as idealistic 20s-somethings. The ending is beautiful and that's all I'm going to say about that. If Before Sunset is the inverse of Sunrise, because it still maintains some sense of idealized romanticism, Before Midnight is 100 the opposite... but that's for another time. For right now: it's 80 minutes of your life that you could either a) regret about as much as watching three episodes of some binge-y TV show, or b) absolutely adore. I mean, the choice is yours... :goes to watch three episodes of The Chair:Quoting DFA1979 (view post)
* The fact that it unravels in real time, if nothing else, makes it worth a viewing-- some of the best editing of the decade.
Wait, we're supposed to post on here when we're not drinking?Quoting DFA1979 (view post)