My only complaint with Before Midnight is that Ethan Hawke didn't take his shirt or boxers off - vis-a-vis Julie Delpy who had a 10-minute topless scene! Not fair at all! I don't think we'd want to see Ethan shirtless and nude when he turns 50, do we? Because this movie is made every 9 years! Otherwise, this movie is a gem! I love the banter in the dining scene the most. I think the hotel scene sin the end eemed a tad too long but I guess that's how couples fight.
Watching the second installment to refresh my memory in time for the 7:25 screening of Before Midnight tonight. Viewed this two years before I met Alberto and it's funny how I unconsciously patterned the "Let's meet again after six months thing", and having rendezvous every 6 months in London or Hong Kong hence creating our own version of this movie's template. It involved a lot of flying and adjusting to time zones and acting like new lovers meeting again for the first time, every time! I'm just happy that I went through a romantic phase in my life. The 'Pay Your Mortgages' and 'Send the Kids to School' phase where I am now is just humdrum and routinary.......
