Sunday, 16 March 2014

The benefits of being over 35

Before Midnight (2013)

Directed by Richard Linklater this sequel once again stars Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. Nine years after the last film we catch up with our duo to find out if they really did get together this time and if so how the relationship is going.

Like it's predecessors this film is about romance but this time more about the intersection between romance and the details of real life which adds a level of maturity that was missing slightly from the previous films. The script strays slightly from the pattern of it's predecessors in the first third but once it gets back into the groove of a conversation between the two main characters it is a great watch. Location is still a relevant part of the film but this is less of a city film and more just Greece in general. There is one great scene in the car at the start of the film that is a single continuous take that is really impressive.


4/5

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