Review of Before Midnight (2013) by A.d. O — 23 Apr 2014

Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke portray a couple so well that at times I felt as if I were intruding as they navigate/negotiate both their present day lives as well as their futures in Richard Linklater's sublime paean to modern yah-but-we're-educated, not-like-our-dumb-parents love. Pretentious and self aware throughout, while essentially only 5 or 6 beautiful conversations, inter personal/political maneuverings, and yet ... therein the sparkle.

I dare you to watch this and not think at least once that you've had their very conversation, with exactly the same emotion, and the same guile.

My only problem with this was the desire to see the American speak at least a little French f'cryinoutloud.