In Search of a Midnight Kiss = A
This movie seemed honest and real to me. I really enjoyed it. It was well-written, well-acted, and beautifully shot in black and white.
Berardinelli and Ebert were spot on.
Berardinelli ....
He (Alex Holdridge, director and writer) is also clearly a keen observer of human nature because the heart of In Search of a Midnight Kiss is how men and women behave toward one another. When it comes to movies, romance is one of the great equalizers: it can form the basis of the most lavish Hollywood productions and the most inexpensive home-made efforts. In Search of a Midnight Kiss may not have cost much to make, but its payoff is huge and the rewards reaped by the viewer are more than worth the price of admission.
Ebert ...
Black and white is the correct medium for this material. Holdridge finds locations that, paradoxically, look just like Los Angeles, but like no part of the city you're ever seen before. A decaying business district is no place to begin a date, but Wilson, who has warmed up, even finds romance in a sign painted on an old building: "Los Angeles Sanitary District 1927."
Saw the movie last night at Keystone Art Cinema. It's one of the best and more memorable movies I've seen this year.
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