Product Details

• Actors: Scoot McNairy, Brian McGuire, Sara Simmonds, Kathleen Luong
• Directors: Alex Holdridge
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: IFC Films
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0026JMNJY
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #172,282 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

On New Year's Eve, Wilson, a twenty-nine-year old guy has just had the worst year of his life. He emigrated to Los Angeles, has no date, no concrete plans and every intention of locking the doors and forgetting the last year ever happened. That is until his best friend, Jacob, browbeats him into posting a personal ad on Craig's List. When Vivian, a strong-willed woman hell bent on being with the right guy at the stroke of midnight responds, a chaotic, sometimes hilarious, sometimes touching journey through the black and white streets of L.A. begins. In the waning hours of the year, emotional vulnerability and bitterly honest humor seem to be waiting around every corner. Written by Independent Film Guide

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Independent Spirit Award winning film - deservedly!, April 28, 2009

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kkpina (New Hampshire, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Search of a Midnight Kiss (DVD)

This film was the 2008 winner of an Independent Spirit Award - the John Cassavetes award. It didn't get a long theatrical release, so definitely check it out on DVD if you missed it!

Funny, fast-paced, moving, poignant and beautiful - this is one of the best indie films of late. It captures perfectly the feeling of living and dating in this day and age. Midnight Kiss is also one of the few films I've seen that manages to convey both the male and female points of view, in a very truthful and funny manner. The actors are all fantastic, in particular the expressive Scoot McNairy and the lovely Sara Simmonds.

This is what every independent film should be - unique, engaging, laugh out loud funny and tear-inducing as well. I was never bored and left wanting more. The audience I saw it with included twenty-somethings on up to people in their 70s, and everyone raved about it afterwards - amazing to see a film connect with so many people from different age groups. Check out the DVD and see why critics and audiences alike raved about this movie!

5.0 out of 5 stars underviewed movie, July 6, 2011

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Central Squared (Cambridge, Ma.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Search of a Midnight Kiss (DVD)

This is a great movie. Unpretentious, fun, a little sad at points. It's an uncheesy look at relationships and loneliness. It's well-written and directed, and the actors are great. The movie has such a great flow, and comes across so natural. It feels very real and the characters have such depth. One of the things I love about this movie is how it shows L.A. It's a character in the movie as the characters explore downtown L.A. I never knew L.A. even had a subway until I saw this movie (I live on the east coast). It's definitely worth watching!

4.0 out of 5 stars Romance and Comedy Cheese-Free, May 20, 2011

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S. c a f f o l d s - See all my reviews

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This review is from: In Search of a Midnight Kiss (DVD)

Cleuer, thovghtfvl indie(definitely an independent)that's uery good at what it is: romantic comedy. breathes bits of fresh air into the same ol'-same ol' stale mavdlin new year's eue hollywood premise, with svrprise and sincerity. lots and lots of dialogve and ironical scripty jibber-jabber; for those opposed to talkies and Whit Stilman-esqve pics, look elsewhere on the .99 cents bin. charismatic lead performances proue the heart of the story and worth euery minvte; the secondary characters dvbiovsly so-so and rather non-commital, yet forgiuable and easy to ouerlook as their total screen time was probably(thankfvly)chopped in the editing room. be reminded, again be warned this is for fans of bvdgeted, hand-crafted DIY indie mouie-prodvction a few rvngs higher than a gifted grad-stvdent's final project. and that is meant in the best possible way - why, the uery dirty trick of making Los Angeles and its cityscape(s) seem attractiue is alone an accomplishment in itself. the real magic lies with the feeling yov might go away with, that this was more than a mere entertainment for Holdrige, his leads, for the crew, for euerybody inuolued. chances are In Search of a Midnight Kiss was a labovr of loue.

great poster, poor choice of image for the DVD box. great kiss. go, Scoot.