Report Card---"Before Midnight"

This movie got a nomination for Best Screenplay.
It would have gotten my vote for Best Boring Screenplay.
That's about it.
After I saw it, I learned that it was the third of a trilogy.
I can't imagine what the first two were.
The first hour or so is merely amiable chatter among a husband and wife and their friends.
Then the friends go away and things get less amiable, and slightly more interesting.
Slightly more interesting than Really Boring.

 On to the scoring: 

Is it interesting?

Asked and answered.
C-.

Compelling even?

Never.
F.

Is it controversial?

Only on the issue of "How did they get three movies out of these characters?
F.

Is it a story worth telling?

Not once, much less three times.
F.

Is it good storytelling?

Totally out of balance.
F.

Is it well written?

Only when the couple starts arguing.
B-.

Is it well cast? Well played?  Well shot?

Not particularly, on any level.
C.
 
Is it too long? Too short?

WAY too long.
F.

Is it believable? Do you care about the characters?

Life can certainly be this tedious, but why immortalize it?
And no, I don't care about the characters.
F.

Is it predictable? Does it surprise you?

I was surprised when it made it's turn and got sort of interesting.
B.

Do you think about it after you've seen it?

I just barely recall it now.
F.

Is it funny?

No.
F.

Would it have been worth the thirteen bucks it would have cost to see it in the movies?

I keep trying to come up with new ways of saying "No", but no.
F.

Is it impressive ?

Never.
F.
Overall grade: C-..

 The celluloid definition of "artsy-fartsy".
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