Review of Before Midnight (2013) by Alexander T — 25 Aug 2013

A thoughtfully written, powerfully acted masterpiece.

This review of Before Midnight (2013) was written by Alexander T on 25 Aug 2013.

Before Midnight has generally received very positive reviews.

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A little less than twenty years after their first meeting, in 1995 in Vienna, and about ten after their second, in 2004 in Paris, we see again…

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When all's said and done, Linklater's Before Midnight proves a fitting conclusion to a lovingly constructed trilogy of films…

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