Tomorrow by Midnight

Even though this is neither thriller nor action film, it features elements from both these two genres. And although it all takes part in a videostore, it features suspense that I had many years to feel while watchin a movie. Yet, it is very very funny !!! The film is full of plot twists and constant but smart references to films of all genres. A true film by an independent director that is likely to please every serious film fan.

I saw this film at a film festival and met the filmmaker as well as the actors, all of which were very bright and I think have a good future ahead of them. I'm not much of a teen-movie fan, but I'm a huge independent-film fan and this film was pretty good. The acting was surprisingly really good, all the actors played the characters perfect. The plot was a tad bit cheesy, but it was very entertaining and it could probably be considered a comedy anyway. Compared to all the crap teen movies this one is actually watchable. I think the director and the actors have a good career ahead of them as long as they get their hands on some good material. Excellent effort!

Tomorrow by Midnight was an unbelievable thriller that kept me on the edge of my seat at all times. Just when I had the whole thing figured out, there would be another curveball. It makes me sick that some horrible movies (I won't reveal names but for example a certain flick involving gigantic spiders) become popular while quality films such as this can barely stay afloat. There is something seriously wrong with that.

A fantastic early 90s mental thriller, older than I. Drawing attention to stereotypes whilst grounding itself in some sort of "reality". Strange people from the early 2000s were so closed minded! It's a good movie. It's a message movie (as they refer to it in the film itself). The message is a character almost more than the characters are characters. As mentioned before, smart use of budget, single location, handful of actors. It's what one of my profs would have referred to as "Ordinary people in an extra-ordinary circumstance". There's not much to the characters, but we all know people like that... the scary part is that it could so easily be imagined as just happening irl.

The tone of 'Tomorrow by Midnight,' which I watched as 'Midnight 5' just gives me a feeling that it was concocted by some film majors as a student film project and someone managed to give them funding beyond natural student film means.

The plot struck a cord for me for MANY reasons. First of all, I'm a film student myself, and secondly, I work in a video store. For those who have seen this movie, you'll be able to tell why I found this ironically relevant. The plot is a brilliant sequence of comedy, rampant discussions on films and life and how the characters are incapable of telling the difference sometimes in how they view reality.

And then the twists start to come in...

Overall, the film is somewhat grimmer than I expected based on the trailer, but well acted and thought out. The script is crisp and fast, as is the pacing. A very well done film, which can best be described as a black comedy with a moral or two thrown in. I approve.