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Midnight Clear | 
 enlarge | Director: Dallas Jenkins
Actors: Stephen Baldwin, Kirk B.r. Woller, K Callan
Studio: Lionsgate Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 14058
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 102
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: LGED22231D
UPC: 031398222316
EAN: 0031398222316
ASIN: B000VZADOM
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: December 4, 2007
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Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. Release Date: 09/09/2008 Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Nr
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 not worth the money, less than 25 min movie length! January 6, 2009
we were disapointed, the whole movie is less than 25 minutes.....it would be better if there were several short stories on one dvd....we paid $9.00 for the movie, that makes it about 30 cents a minute! I wouldn't waste the money, unless you can get it free, or are in youth ministry and will be watching/sharing it often. We probably won't even watch it again, it just gets started, and it's over.
Have not receive it! December 25, 2008
I have not received this as yet even though I order it November and had to reorder in December. I am still waiting.
Don't waste your time/money! December 23, 2008
I just watched this movie and it is horrible! Poor script, poor acting, and poor storyline! After reading all the wonderful reviews, I was very disappointed. I like Stephen Baldwin, but found I could not relate to a single character or situation in this movie. There is no mention of grace, of Jesus, or even God. All law and no Gospel. I didn't find this redemptive or inspirational in the least. Save your time and money and DON'T BUY THIS PRODUCT!
 A Pleasant Surprise in the moving Xmas treat November 20, 2008
What a pleasant surprise it was to discover this little treasure of a Christmas movie. Multiple vignettes combine to deliver an a sweet emotional impact. The cast, headed by Stephen Baldwin, all deliver first rate wonderful performances in this bleak though hopeful Christmas tale. Five people, all in different stages of depression and despair, find themselves facing a Christmas eve full of regrets, sad anniversaries and feeling unable to cope. Each is touched by some random, some deliberate acts of kindness and each finds themselves transformed in unexpected ways. Telling or hinting at the plot does not do justice to the true authentic humanity of this film. For it says in a very quiet subtle way, it is kindness that gets us through the worst times and helps us when much seems hopeless.
What a terrific holiday film that revels in the small moments in life and in the observation that it is those small moments that makes going on worthwhile. A smart, keenly observed film that should be required vieiwing any holiday season! First rate cast and writing enhanced by a sensitive director - what a joy! This film has the same emotional intensity of "Noel" but is much sharper in it's writing and it's intimacy.
Searching for Hope July 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Midnight Clear" is a first feature by director Dallas Jenkins. It is an excellent piece about human relationships and personal isolation. Stephen Baldwin who was in "Fred Claus" has the lead. As the loser Lefty who has lost his family, his job & his home, he consoles himself with a bottle and thinks about ending it with a gun. Baldwin's performance is tightly controlled. It's so underplayed that it almost fails to appear. In the DVD extra, director Jenkins seems a bit star struck with an actor with as many credits as Baldwin; but it seems that Baldwin perhaps was a victim of lack of direction in the part. The rest of the supporting players are marvelous. Faline England plays Lefty's wife Heather in a couple brief cameos. Perhaps the strongest performance is by K Callan who appears to be doing her first work in 10 years in the film. Her first film was 1970's "Joe" followed by many credits including 1979's "The Onion Field." As Lefty's mother Eva, she is losing her health & her memory while her family has abandoned her. Her transformation when Lefty arrives on her doorstep is endearing. Victoria Jackson from TV's "Saturday Night Live" from 1986-1992 cameos as the meals on wheels lady who brings Eva food. Mary Thornton who was in an independent film titled "Solitude" in 2002 does an excellent job as Mary, a woman whose husband has suffered brain damage from a car accident, and who finds herself stranded at a filling station on New Year's Eve. Thornton's performance is incredibly layered as she works with grief, attempted bravery, and loneliness. Her son Jacob is played well by Dominic Scott Key who was in "Minority Report." They wind up at Mr. K's filling station played by Kirk B.R. Woller who was in Clint Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers (Widescreen Edition) and 2003's version of "The Hulk." Playing a character named Kirk, Woller shows amazing sensitivity, loneliness and the ability to love when he helps Mary with her car on this Christmas Eve night. It's another stunning performance in the film. Mitchell Jarvis -- in the only film credit I could find for him -- plays the youth pastor Mitch who was Mary's husband's best friend and mourns his loss. Jarvis does an excellent job with the doubts that he can effectively serve God as he takes kids out for some passionless Christmas caroling. Richard Fancy who was in Shopgirl and "Being John Malcovich" plays the pastor Mark who keeps encouraging his young youth pastor. The film concludes appropriately for me as people show up in church searching for hope and finding it by being needed by others. This film won the "Best First Feature Film" award at San Jose's Cinequest Film Festival. It is well worth viewing. Enjoy!
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