The "Before" trilogy—comprising "Before Sunrise," "Before Sunset," and "Before Midnight"—chronicles the evolving relationship of Jesse and Céline, capturing their encounters across three ...

In the terrific “Before Midnight,” director Richard Linklater ... They talk of conflict at home and upcoming visits. Then Jesse walks outside alone, where Celine is waiting for him.

Before Midnight largely eschews ... on their way home from the airport. Here, the film sets up the seed of the argument on which the rest of the movie is built. Don’t misunderstand — although ...

Don't get me wrong, the three Lord Of The Rings movies ... son on a plane home to his ex, then quickly helps us piece together what happened after he missed his flight home in Before Sunset.

“Midnight” reveals the stubbornness and insight that one’s 40s can bring. “We make these movies ... s home, discussions grew more serious: What if, shortly after the finale of “Before ...

The ending of Before Midnight echoes those of the previous films ... whether to stay in Paris with Celine or catch his flight home to the U.S., where he’s got a wife and son.

It was a risk for director Richard Linklater to go so dark in “Before Midnight,” the latest round ... real life intervenes. The movie’s opening scene is a familiar one in a time of divorce ...

Whatever a modern love story is, Before Midnight takes it to the next level ... who wrote the script with the actors, infuses the movie with the ardent, awkward freshness of a first kiss.