Before Sunrise

Pros: A lot of fun listening to the characters talk about so many different things.
Cons: Ending is a little disappointing.

Filmed in Vienna, Austria, this is a wonderful talk-fest film about two people traveling in Europe by way of train. One is a young American man named Jesse, played by Ethan Hawke. The other is a young French woman named Celine, played by Julie Delpy....

Pros: true to life dialouge, the stars chemistry
Cons: none

I remember seeing the previews to this movie a few years ago, when it first came out. I thought it looked quite cute. It seemed romantic, but that is about all I remembered about the trailer.
Well, last night I was in the video store looking...

Pros: Atmospheric, organic romance that feels utterly natural.
Cons: Slow to develop.

A filmophile friend of mine kept encouraging me to rent "Before Sunrise." So finally, with my reading and work caught up (and a Netflix trial), I finally rented it, only to fall in love with a romance that was utterly charming, unassuming, organic, and ...

Pros: Smart, real, open dialogue. A great romantic story.
Cons: none

“Tomorrow is a long time away, this night can last forever.” These words from Billy Joel’s song “This Night” are a perfect epigraph to this movie. “Before Sunrise” is about two young people in their 20’s--a French student, Celine (Julie Delpy) and an...

Pros: Great scenery
Cons: characters, dialogue, lack of story

OH. MY. GOD.

I have never before seen a movie this boring. It mystifies me that somebody wrote this down on a piece of paper, and found financing, and hired actors and crew, and spent more money than I will ever see in my entire life to get...

Pros: The movie's message had depth,as well as romance. The story was easy to follow.
Cons: Unrealistic romance. Romance is unrealistic any way!

I rented this at a video store, not Hollywood Video or Block Busters, but Ultimate Video, where the more independent films are. I saw the cover and the title, and thought I'd give this movie a try. Turns out I actually enjoyed it, so I am giving it my...

Pros: A great love story
Cons: Ending leaves you hanging

Few movies have failed to capture my utmost attention the way Before Sunrise has. I was fortunate enough to catch the opening scenes of this flick on late night TV; a few minutes afterwards, I was unable to change the channel or go to bed; by its...

Pros: Beautiful scenery, good chemistry
Cons: Slow pace

This is one of my favorite movies now on video. Reasons for this include: I adore Ethan Hawke, the mood of the movie was perfect for me the first time I watched it, and the scenery in the film.

Under 2 hours long, the pace of the movie may be...

Pros: Cool scenery of Vienna
Cons: Comatose pace, uninteresting, irritating

Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy are both good actors, but nothing could help this flat-line script. The incredibly slow pace never changes throughout the entire movie.

Two strangers, Jesse (Hawke), a cocky American & Celine (Delpy), a beautiful...

Pros: A relaxing evening in and Ethan Hawke, of course
Cons: 'Celine' just has to be French to make the movie more slushy

'Before Sunrise' is an extremely deep and romantic movie. Its main characters are Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and Celine (Julie Delpy). The reason why I saw this movie is simply because my sister had brought it on video and if she hadn't done so, I would...

Pros: Conversatoins!
Cons: It ends!

Ideas flow so fast in your brain that you forget half of them, half of those you do remember are so ridiculous you never dare to tell anyone, the rest you may share with closest family and friends. Imagine meeting someone suddenly when you least expect...

Pros: The picture fit on the screen.
Cons: Slow, boring, waste of time.  You'll have a better time watching paint dry.

Slow, boring, pedestrian, predictable.... Gee, do you think they'll meet on the train?  Will the instant poet write a poem?  Will the gypsy make "eye contact" an read their palms?  Will they go to a party?  Will they have their obiligatory argument?  Will the NEXT scene have a tourist attraction behind it?  AHHGGHH!!! 

I left early and had a better time in the arcade.  I pity those who bothered with this or the sequel....