Before We Go (2014)

Wonderful character development!

Captivating movie !

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

I want to clarify in the beginning that I haven't seen the 'Before' Trilogy, so cannot draw parallels with 'Before Sunrise'. I will review it as a standalone. That said, I'll dive into it. Before We Go is the directorial debut of Chris Evans, who does a very decent job, I must say. The story revolves around Nick Vaughn(Chris Evans), a street musician and Brooke Dalton(Alice Eve), a painter. Both of them meet at a chance encounter at the Grand Central Station in New York, when Brooke misses her last train and she has no way to return back home (her purse gets stolen). Nick is packing his trumpet for the day, and readying himself for a jazz audition the next day. The station is closed and Brooke is left stranded. Nick lends a helping hand, and together, they spend the night roaming in the streets of New York, singing in marriage receptions, on trains, at a seers house and coffee shops. The chemistry between the leads is not an immediate spark and flame, but is palpable and slow burning. The movie explores the perceptions of life, loss and love. Nick is left questioning about true love, while Brooke on her ruining marriage. The strangers who started off as being friendly, landed on spilling each others innermost secrets, turned each other's advisers and ended up as support. I honestly liked the way Evans handled the take on love: delicately, with meaningful perception and dialogue. Well, as Nick says, "It is possible to love two people in a lifetime." Wouldn't mind a sequel of this indie drama.

. . . Spoiler I was curious myself. I googled it but didn't find any useful answer. So I went to sleep and awoke with this possible interpretation in mind:First, think back to the scene where they were drawing on the back of the artwork at the hotel. Remember that we never got to see what they drew/wrote.In the end, as she is looking at the guest survey, and sees the arrow and instruction to "turn over," she flips the card, and it looks like the word "remember" is there...I think he's reminding her that he has a message for her behind the artwork at the hotel (which she would also have to "turn over" to read). And of course to retrieve the message would mean another trip back to NYC, somehow acquiring or getting into that exact room, and hoping the message is still there.For two who seem to believe in serendipity, it's perfect. It leaves open the possibility of another adventure. And another adventure on top of that depending on what the message says.I'm pretty sure she'll take him up on the adventure.Anyway, that's my two cents.

I don't know about the others but this movie made me feel great! Sooo lightweight... Like all the worries were gone... that everything has a reason to be... reminds me of this last when I forgot...Reminded me of the beauty of things... beauty of life... the beauty of life experiences...When we are mature... we don't act up on any minor thing... we control ourselves... this movie depicts maturity... a maturity I love seeing... the maturity that makes a simple human being a major being... that we can get so much dignity and respect out of simple acts... Maturity at times enhances and raises us so much we cant believe the impact! I know I loved this movie and I recommend it to everyone who wants the relive!

Nearly deep but drifts away when it could have got stuck in. Alice Eve just could not add a layer of drama to turn the delicate script into a serious examination of what holds hearts in place. By the end of their night the words "Entitled whinger" crept into my brain as her slight pout and dull eyes brought nothing. How true the words "don't make a man your shrink". Poor old Nick had to listen and listen. She needed passion and fire to convince the audience she was more than another princess having a naughty husband. Chris Evans acts deeply with the script but paired with an acting queen could have made a rocket instead of a dumpling.