Movie #897 "Before Midnight" is the third movie that follows the love story between Jesse and Celine, who met in "Before Sunrise" on a train and fell in love. If you know this trilogy, you would know that there is very little action, just dialogue. This script won the Golden Globe, and it was up for an Academy Award this year, and it is very deserving of such honors. Since the two actors are co-writers of the script and have a lot invested in these characters and their relationship, it is very convincing that they are indeed going through the problems of a typical marriage, with parenthood and middle age problems seeping in to what started to be a very romantic relationship. Both these actors are fun to watch, even with the quick ups and downs in the dialogue --- it is kind of like watching them fencing with words..........back and forth, back and forth. And I really found that enjoyable here. The only complaint I would have is small, and that is that the last long discussion/argument/high point was just a tad too long --- the others ran for about 20 minutes each, and that was long enough, and then they moved on to a different place or different subject; however, the last one was a good 40 minutes, and it's hard to believe that two people would stand that long of arguing and ugliness before at least one would leave the situation --- one does, but comes back a couple of times so it seemed stagnant, so that's the only thing I might have changed in the script. The ending is nice and satisfactory --- i.e. I don't think there will be another one, but you never know. There's still a lot to cover in a typical marriage to sustain another gem of a film --- which all three of these have been.
Before Midnight2013R108 minutes I would give this 4 out of 5 stars
This second sequel to the romantic drama Before Sunrise checks in with multinational lovers Jesse and Celine nine years after they reunited. Living in Greece, the couple struggles with emotions relating to parenthood, middle age and faded romance.
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