The plot of Alex Holdrige’s debut feature, In Search of a Midnight Kiss has little initial ingenuity: it is New Year’s Eve, and a man will seek a date for the evening on Craigslist. Cue hijinks and much, much postulating on the nature of mid-to-late-twenties’ relationships. Blah blah blah blah blah. What’s most shameful is how the film initially seems to demean the very conclusion it heads toward with impetuous obligation. But it’s all told in rather impressive black & white cinematography, capturing a moonlit Los Angeles, which makes the scenario feel more earnest than it is. In tone and content, this is surpassed entirely by Medicine for Melancholy.
by Rumsey Taylor | Source: DVD screener
15 Oct 2008 5:51 PM | Comments (2)
This film was pure genious! On the writing, directing, cinematography and acting. Mr. Rumsey Taylor obviously has a lot to learn about film, originality and theatres luyghing their asses off. I saw this film three times in three different theatres and every time, The audience was hysterically enjoying every moment & every surprise in this brilliant film.
Because of the reviews, I forced myself to keep watching this horribly acted piece of garbage. Afterward I smoked a cigarette, and conversed on the phone with my best friend that I could not believe that I wasted an hour of my life in hopes of it getting even a little better. The acting was terrible. Sara Simmonds should have been the mother getting a boob job (i.e boobless nipples revealed on rottentomatoes.com), and Via Osgood should have been the leading lady. Ms. Osgood’s face was sweet and beautiful, while Simmonds’ kept me thinking, “dang, she’s got a huge fat head and pizza skin.” The writing was empty. I found myself thinking OMG if she spurts out one more over-used cliche I’m leaving this theatre….ha ha ha, but like the film says, “have hope.” And I had hope to no evail, which is exactly what this film exudes. Don’t believe the hype or the b.s. marketing — this one is a terd! It’s not art. It’s a bunch of ridiculously stupid foul jokes mixed in with bad acting made by a bunch out of work want-to-bes. This film embodies the exact reason that they had to work together. They can’t land a gig otherwise. Also, the role of the leading girl, is so lame. She’s from Texas (he-haw) and has a hick boyfriend whom she dated for years, but he’s a cheater, and she’s still popping pills, chain smoking, and dating strangers (and fucking them on a one night stand) while considering having an abortion (and saving her weed), because if she has a baby working on a career she never had would be too hard @ a stones throw of 30? Also, the film has like 10-20 inconsistencies. In one interview Alex Holdridge says that a few months after the film was shot they were given a chance to reshoot some of the shots — so why weren’t some of these many inconsistencies tended to? Or, were there so many that all these were still left? Which ever the case this movies sucks. The story sucks. The characters suck. The acting stinks. The editing and inconsistencies suck. The cinematography is ok, but black and white makes anything a little bit more sexy. Seriously.
J Levin
17 October 2008
12:57 AM