With its striking black and white aesthetic and an overwrought emotional framework, at first glance the film seems to be in love with itself more than anything — but it somehow works.
Stylish but fairly realistic and reminscent of Before Sunrise, it is the tale of heartbroken and jobless Wilson whose loneliness takes him to a new level of low and fate takes him to Los Angeles — a city he loathes.
Determined to pick himself back up and find a someone to share New Year’s Eve with, he joins a dating site before receiving a call from the hot-headed and enigmatic Vivian...
The strength of In Search For A Midnight Kiss is its honest portrait of day-to-day life. The film may be in black and white but the characters are awash in technicolour.
It is a real character study spotlighting the highs and lows that we all go through every day and how we rely on each other for support. Even the ‘villains’ of the piece you feel sorry for.
