Enjoyment beyond entertainment 

Funny, sexy, utterly intimate, Before Midnight is a film you don’t know you’re watching. It almost defies belief that this is a work of fiction, and you’re in a cinema, rather than there on that Greek island with Jesse and Celine. In their forties now, their characters are fully formed - his irritating bravado and evasions, and her hyper sensitivity to slights and old wounds.  If you’ve ever had a long relationship, with the distractions of children and jobs and money, you’ve GOT to see this film. And if you’ve ever wanted to be a writer, or known any successful writers – then there’s a lot in it for you too!

OK, this is a positive review, almost to the point of fawning. But I can't imagine a better played, better written movie than this. So well written, in fact, I would want to buy the script and read it.