Before Sunrise **
A dissection of relationships from honest, realistic and cynical viewpoints provides a refreshing break from Hollywood idealism for some. The (heavily dominating) dialogue is informed and raises some valid points, which are occasionally thought-provoking. However, there is a reason why a film like this hadn't been made before, that being that these banal musings are inherent in all of us pondering adults, and it is both boring and patronising to have them relayed to us in this way.
When not pragmatic or annotative, the dialogue strays to its moments of "romance", which are paradoxically annoyingly cheesy. This is partly due to the characteristic obviousness of the cocksure, repellent alpha male opposite a semi-feminist, het-up and too-blatantly 'beautiful' female.
For some, this will contain moments of romance and beauty, particularly against the backdrop of Vienna. However, for the less gullible, this will be predictable and disappointingly sickening.
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