Before Sunset

It's a lovely, beguiling little film a rare treat during this overheated season of blockbusters. It's also an unusual example of a follow-up that doesn't seem forced, but expands effortlessly on the original.

The reunion has some lively moments, but a great deal of slow walking and fatuous talking about love, married life and sex.

Shooting in long takes, Linklater and his actors (who get co-screenwriting credit) allow the conversation to curlicue effortlessly from literate banter to matters of the heart, and sometimes to places in between.

Before Sunrise and Before Sunset are a rare case of two movies that rightfully demand yet another sequel.

A richer experience than the original.

...a superior sequel that accomplishes everything that one might've hoped...

A stone-cold masterpiece.

Charming, talky romance for older teens and adults.

As a romance streaked with regrets, obligations and fears, "Sunset" builds to a wistful, perfect conclusion - a fadeout infused with the idea that a memory's never finished as long as you're alive and one of the loveliest last-line exchanges of all time.

the film takes a miraculous healing turn at the end, and the characters rise above their ruefulness, and use it as a springboard into hope

Well acted, very well written, well told, and bears yet another ending that will keep audiences wondering.