The Village Voice just posted its year-end critics' poll for best movie of 2004-- http://www.villagevoice.com/ .

I won't spoil the whole list, but "Before Sunset" won it. I gotta say I enjoyed that movie, too, although it's best to view it when you're in a patient mood. To tell you the truth, I usually figure that if you've seen one heterosexual love story, you've seen them all, but the real time format of the movie and its kick-ass ending impressed me.