Monday, 6 January 2014

Movie review - Before Midnight (2013)

Before Midnight (2013) / drama, romance

Directed by Richard Linklater
Written by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke
Starring: Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Walter Lassally, Ariane Labed
Trailer: click.

PLOT
Céline (Julie Delpy) and Jesse (Ethan Hawke) are parents to twin girls Nina (Charlotte Prior) and Ella (Jennifer Prior). They are spending the summer on the Greek Peloponnese peninsula. Jesse is also struggling to maintain his relationship with his teenage son Hank (Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick) who lives in Chicago with his ex-wife. The story begins when Jesse drop Hank at the airport (Céline and girls waiting in the car) and now they are headed back where they stay.

REVIEW
Without a doubt one of the best movies in 2013. First of all, the script is excellent, fantastic and main focus of the film. Intelligent, real, humorous, sharp! Don't expect much going on in typical ways. Of course they're changing locations but they don't do much. Leading characters Céline (extraordinary brilliant Julie Delpy) and Jesse (also very good Ethan Hawke) debate about love and life. At the begining also with others members of the group, later only the two of them. But not in meaningless, heard it all before ways. Like I said, the script is just amazing. Conversations are long, they seem personal and detailed but also so relatable for everybody. Does love really last, romantic vs. rational love, new digital ways of love, compromises, how relationships aren't perfect, who should give up what, a man and modern strong woman's point of view, how things change when you have children, how to stay in touch with kids when you're divorced and so on. Plus all these other problems we come across sooner or later in relationship and life. What else? Locations of shooting are beautiful and Julie's performance is top. I'm so impressed! Just excellent, wonderful film on so many levels, you definitely need to see! 5/5


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