In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2008)
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Reviews Counted:57
Fresh:48
Rotten:9
Average Rating:6.9/10
Consensus: 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.
Theatrical Release:Aug 1, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: If Woody Allen had been in his 20s in Los Angeles in the new millennium, he might have made IN SEARCH OF A MIDNIGHT KISS. This ode to technology-fueled romance and indie filmmaking features some of... [More]
Starring: Scoot McNairy, Sara Simmonds, Brian McGuire, Katy Luong
Director: Alex Holdridge
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Reviews for In Search of a Midnight Kiss
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It's a great feeling, isn't it, falling in love with a movie about falling in love? Full Review |
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B- |
In Search Of A Midnight Kiss shows enough flashes of brightness that its more conventional business is all the more dispiriting. Full Review |
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3/5 |
Alex Holdridge has written and directed a sweet, funny little indie movie. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
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. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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. Full Review |
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3/4 |
An offbeat looking-for-love comedy with enough fresh notes to please even jaded viewers. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Shot in black and white and edited extremely well, Kiss is funny and consistently credible. Full Review |
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B |
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. Full Review |
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1/4 |
Shockingly bad. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Writer/director Alex Holdridge maintains the intrigue of Wilson and Vivian's dance through a combination of naturalistic dialogue and a magical-realist style. Full Review |
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B |
A naturalistic mix of vulgarity and romanticism gives this independent effort a mainstream appeal. Full Review |
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3/4 |
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. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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B- |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss is frustrating and makes things difficult for itself, yet it has an undeniable allure. Full Review |
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With a different cast -- and fewer saccharine-cutting jokes -- the film might be completely dismissible. But all the actors have a charm. Full Review |
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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. Full Review |
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6/10 |
Notwithstanding its quintessentially indie need to develop character through quirk rather than, y'know, characterisation...the opening fifteen or twenty minutes are actually pretty great. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
In Search of a Midnight Kiss gets L.A. like few films do. And writer-director Holdridge understands the aspiring, disappointed but still open-to-anything crowd on the fringes of show business quite persuasively. Full Review |
CommentLatest News for In Search of a Midnight Kiss
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