Review of In Search of a Midnight Kiss (2007) by Udai A — 20 Feb 2008

I was lucky enough to catch this little gem in the festival. Our guy is in depression for 3 months after being dumped by his girlfriend, just trying to stay alive, his friends insist that he must put an add in this dating web site, and it's new years eve and he doesn't want to be alone and he does it. Then he meets this girl who just dumped her boyfriend who was cheating on her. This movie shows us their unforgetable date while saying the things it wants to say about love, relationships and all the things involved. Very well paced, quite funny at times, great dialogs and acting and editing.

The young director, Alex Holdridge, was present at the screening and he answered some questions after the movie. He said it costed 25.000 dollars to do this, and the apartment used was his old apartment, most of the actors were his friends, and the story is based on true events, his life..

Well, this low budget movie was better than most of the romance-comedies I've ever seen and it was good to see one that beautifully shot in black and white for a change, after all those pinky and vivid ones that all ends with a stupid happy ending.