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In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007)

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Average Rating: 7/10
Reviews Counted: 61
Fresh: 52 | Rotten: 9

Funny, quirky, and bittersweet, In Search of a Midnight Kiss is a romantic comedy with a heart and a brain -- and stands as a sharp debut for director Alex Holdridge.

Average Rating: 7.1/10
Critic Reviews: 22
Fresh: 19 | Rotten: 3

Funny, quirky, and bittersweet, In Search of a Midnight Kiss is a romantic comedy with a heart and a brain -- and stands as a sharp debut for director Alex Holdridge.

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Alex Holdridge's comedy In Search of a Midnight Kiss follows the plight of Wilson (Scoot McNairy), a 29-year-old man who has just suffered through the most miserable year of his life. A new arrival to the City of Angels, Wilson ends up alone and penniless as New Year's Eve rapidly approaches, and vows to lock his doors, pull his blinds, and climb into bed -- until best friend Jacob (Brian Matthew McGuire) talks him into posting a Craig's List personal ad. In seemingly no time at all, the message

Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.

Drama, Art House & International, Comedy

Directed By: Alex Holdridge

Written By: Alex Holdridge

In Theaters: Aug 1, 2008 Wide

On DVD: Dec 30, 2008

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What follows - walking, talking, flirting, fighting - is a charming piece of low-budget, improv-y filmmaking in the tradition of Richard Linklater's Before Sunrise.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer

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Steven Rea

Philadelphia Inquirer

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An offbeat looking-for-love comedy with enough fresh notes to please even jaded viewers.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

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In Search of a Midnight Kiss is a surprising charmer, a wandering modern romantic comedy with enough bittersweet aftertaste to give it substance and enough wit to keep you entertained.

September 19, 2008 Full Review Source: Detroit News

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Tom Long

Detroit News

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How incongruous that while veteran studio heads prepare slates of comic book movies, the slackers behind this $12,000 gem have made one of the most mature films of the year.

September 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Colin Covert

Minneapolis Star Tribune

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Smart dialogue, an impeccably crafted story, and eye-catching LA locations make this low-budget feature by Alex Holdridge the most worthwhile date movie I've seen in some time.

August 29, 2008 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader

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J. R. Jones

Chicago Reader

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Despite some scenes that have the feel of an acting or writing workshop, these are believable, complex characters. Their story has a full measure of Judd Apatow raunch, with a dash of Swingers emotional sweetness.

August 28, 2008 Full Review Source: Washington Post

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Mike Mayo

Washington Post

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Shot entirely in black and white, this endearing, low budget indie offers as compelling a combination of character development, credible dialogue and surprising plot twists as you're likely to encounter between now and New Year's Eve.

December 26, 2008 Full Review Source: NewsBlaze

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Kam Williams

NewsBlaze

It's a great feeling, isn't it, falling in love with a movie about falling in love?

November 26, 2008 Full Review Source: Creative Loafing

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Matt Brunson

Creative Loafing

In Search Of A Midnight Kiss shows enough flashes of brightness that its more conventional business is all the more dispiriting.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: AV Club

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Noel Murray

AV Club

Alex Holdridge has written and directed a sweet, funny little indie movie.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Guardian [UK]

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Peter Bradshaw

Guardian [UK]

There is no magic here. This is not Paris, these are not Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke, and Holdridge's script does not give us a reason to care what happens to these characters.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan

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Jean Lowerison

San Diego Metropolitan

Holdridge is clever enough to keep his characters from slipping into outright narcissism, or when they do, he's familiar enough with the art of mainstream moviemaking to balance the exhausted with the ecstatic.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Austin Chronicle

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Josh Rosenblatt

Austin Chronicle

Shot in black and white and edited extremely well, Kiss is funny and consistently credible.

October 18, 2008 Full Review Source: Entertainment Insiders

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Jonathan W. Hickman

Entertainment Insiders

Shockingly bad.

September 12, 2008 Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press

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Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)

St. Paul Pioneer Press

Writer/director Alex Holdridge maintains the intrigue of Wilson and Vivian's dance through a combination of naturalistic dialogue and a magical-realist style.

September 12, 2008 Full Review Source: Seattle Times

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Ted Fry

Seattle Times

A naturalistic mix of vulgarity and romanticism gives this independent effort a mainstream appeal.

September 11, 2008 Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Bill White

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

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Despite the fact that In Search of a Midnight Kiss was shot with that cheap digital video that I HATE, HATE, HATE, (seriously, I let out an audible sigh every time I realize that the movie I'm about to see uses it) I found it to be pretty enjoyable. Refreshing, even. It's a tale of loneliness, Los Angeles, and New

November 30, 2010

Lewis C.

Super Reviewer

This was really a great little movie. I wasn't expecting much of it at all, small film with no one I've ever heard of in it, but it really exceeded my expectations. I actually would have scored it a little higher if the ending had been different, but then again, can't fault something for being true to life.This

November 27, 2008

Nicki Marie

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