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devilsadvocado

What a great feeling to watch these characters' story continue over the years. I saw the first one as a teenager, the second one as a young adult, and now the third as a 30-year-old American man married to a French woman, living in France with a newborn son. Needless to say, the story is near to my heart.

This trilogy will be remembered for many years as having been one of the most meaningful contributions ever made to cinema.

10 years 6 months ago

CSSCHNEIDER

Is there a better trilogy of films than the "Before..." series? I think not.

10 years 9 months ago

Hippiemans

I loved the first two but this one just blew me away. Beautiful film!

10 years 9 months ago

Jace Lightner

My eyes were fixed on the screen from start to finish. The whole showing was just one great, big, interesting conversation and executed beautifully. I hope we will see another instalment in 10 years and plenty more after that

10/10

10 years 5 months ago

fragmaster

@jordibo: I saw the film with my girlfriend (we're both 20 years old) and we both loved it. The movie doesn't count on you being old enough to understand, but you need to have the right mindset for it.

10 years 9 months ago

angelicafun

that you Richard Linklater. The most realistic of the 3 movies, really funny, really genuine, built with raw emotions and the realities of being middle-aged, beautifully shot. Celine and Jesse are still the same people we know, only older, but still trying to get wiser. Beautiful conversations. Unlike the other 2, it has several characters and do not solely focus on Celine and Jesse.
The 'Before' movies is now officially my favorite trilogy of all times.

10 years 11 months ago

dvdllr

I can't decide what part I liked best:
-Two parents fighting in the car while their kids are in the back seat
-A sleazy dinner conversation in which four couples talk about the size of the men's dongs and how often they get sex
-A couple having a fight for forty-five minutes
-The make-up scene in which amends are made for no apparent reason

The "Before" series couple has become less and less likeable as time goes by.

8 years 7 months ago

420Eduardo

Linklater's pseudo-philosophical filled dialogue returns once again. This time we watch a totally normal couple fight for an hour or so, and then it ends.

9 years 8 months ago

Scratch47

A really solid, affable look at relationships. Granted, I wasn't as taken with it as I thought - it was more low-key than I might have hoped - but Linklater has kept his work throughout his career keenly mature in its observations for the most part, so I expect this to be a slowburner and will come back to the trilogy for a second watch. Unlike the other two, this simply captures the struggles of any couple in dealing with things like intimacy, communication, self integration, the gender divide, sexuality, regrets, and achieving meaning, dreams, happiness and freedom in the face of sheer impermanence. The shifts between bitter rivalry and deep discussion should be familiar to anyone who's ever loved (and/or lost). All told? It's probably my favourite of the three.

10 years 10 months ago

Ralf

Now the Before movies form a trilogy. One of the best ones ever.

10 years 11 months ago

kanoba

Really great. Keeps you captivated even though it's mostly dialogue. Probably the best of the trilogy.

10 years 6 months ago

brainfabias

Ah well, perhaps I'll like it when I'm older...

10 years 7 months ago

Joker of Gotham

Please academy I beg you. You need to nominate this movie for best picture, and for the script, and most important you need to nominate Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy, they are the best performances of the year so far and probably they will going to be the best performances of the year.
This movie is the best movie of the year so far, it is perfect.
5/5

10 years 8 months ago

rwj

This movie did not speak to me as much as the first 2 did (might not be old enough yet)... Had the same feeling when I saw sunset (not nearly as good as sunrise) but a 5 years later rewatch made it my favorite. Looking forward to a 5 year for now rewatch and checking out Jesse and Celine again in 9 years if they make a 4th movie.

10 years 9 months ago

codenameblue

I find it so amazing that not one, but three movies managed to keep my attention until the very end! When it was done, I couldn't believe it's been two hours. I felt really invested in the film. It was a very satisfying conclusion to the series, but I wish there would be another one when they're 50... It's so real and raw and amazing. I love it.

10 years 9 months ago