Before Sunrise speaks as much to the mind as to the heart, and much of what it says is likely to strike a responsive chord -- a rare and special accomplishment for any motion picture.Read Full Review »
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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman
If Linklater goes to a bit of an extreme here, it's in making both characters so intelligent and sincere, so ardent and giving, that they seem a little too good to believe.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Hal Hinson
Though Linklater allows the movie to wander, he never allows the pace to slacken, and more often than not he finds some unexpected bit of found poetry or cultural kitsch to make the digressions worthwhile.Read Full Review »
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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert
Before Sunrise is so much like real life - like a documentary with an invisible camera - that I found myself remembering real conversations I had experienced with more or less the same words.Read Full Review »
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LOS ANGELES TIMES: Peter Rainer
There's nothing much to the movie, except for the amiability of the actors and the layers of feeling Linklater provides, but that's just almost enough.Read Full Review »
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The New York Times: Elvis Mitchell
What Mr. Linklater does best here is to come up with conversational gambits that have just the right fancifulness to suit this situation.Read Full Review »
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Washington Post: Desson Thomson
Sunrise feels more like an absorbing experiment than a supple success.Read Full Review »
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