A Kiss at Midnight (2008 TV Movie) User Reviews

Normally I would have skipped this

[blanche-2 · 6/10 · 24 August 2009]

I admit that I only watched this because I love Cameron Daddo and interviewed him some years ago, circa 1998. He's as delightful as he is handsome.

"A Kiss at Midnight" is a typical Hallmark movie. It's very sweet, about two matchmakers (Faith Ford and Daddo) who meet thanks to the efforts of the man's two daughters.

Even if it's not the greatest story in the world, it certainly has a likable cast. Besides Daddo and Ford, Dyan Cannon is on hand as Ford's mom, who gets together with Hal Linden. The daughters are very cute as well.

Predictable but very pleasant.

A Kiss At Midnight is A Benign Affair ***

[edwagreen · 7/10 · 22 June 2009]

This contemporary movie about dating concentrates on these dating organizations that tend to get people to meet and wed. Here is a contemporary story where 2 people of rival firms come together and love blossoms.

A major fault in this interesting film is the appearance of the nun, who is friendly to our heroine. This woman is as much a nun as the late Ida Kaminska!

Dyan Cannon and Hal Linden star as a couple who meet and appear to be mismatched, certainly by the standards of Cannon's daughter, Faith Ford, our heroine in this 2008 film. The best part is is that they are totally comparable and their quick marriage should come as no surprise.

The film also deals with a widower's 2 daughters who make the match between their father and Ford. Love seems to blossom until Ford finds out that her lover owns the competitive agency.

Naturally, an accident in the family brings the couple together.

Old style vs tech matchmaking

[Jackbv123 · 6/10 · 20 October 2020]

I thought this approach was a little bit on the different side. First with the leads coming from different approaches to matchmaking and then throw in the kids' involvement. Certainly there are many movies out there where the child or children of one lead somehow bring the couple together, but in this case, they really get hands on andscreen the profiles themselves and conspire with their choice.

A hidden secret or lie is a common plot device, but in this movie it's handled a little differently both in how it creates the conflict and how it's revealed. I'm not sure how you can say that the climax is predictable. Certainly the result is what you always expect from Levinson and Hallmark, but I don't see how you could have predicted the climatic crisis. Then things wrap up pretty quickly. This movie resists tying up every little detail, which is refreshing, but maybe that's more how they did things a decade ago.

Faith Ford creates a likeable Susan. The period of bliss is short before the conflict so there was some chemistry with Cameron Daddo but not enough in my book. My take on the reason there was not enough is because Susan and Josh's story was diluted by Susan's mom's story which saps screen time from the main event. The movie had two well known veteran stars in Hal Linden and Dyan Cannon and it had to use them.

Completely side note: the older daughter haunted me many times from certain angles, shades of Maisie Williams .

A pleasant, if predictable, TV movie about two match-makers.

[TxMike · 28 December 2008]

I have always liked Faith Ford, with her easy, natural comedic style. Here she plays a strict dramatic role in what could have been a romantic comedy but is just a romance story. Ford, 44, is Susan Flowers, about to turn 40 and wondering if she will ever find romance in her life. This is especially ironic since she runs a successful match-making business in this California valley town. The title of the movie stems from her New Year's resolution to have someone next New Year "to kiss at midnight."

Cameron Daddo is Josh Sherman, head of the new dating service in town, but without the personal touch. His company uses computers to match characteristics and people, but he seems to busy to get dates for himself. This new company is taking business away from Susan, so she sets out to discredit their approach and blog about it, as a way to regain her busy business.

So Susan submits her own profile to that dating company, and expects to meet several mis-matches. She starts off well, with a man that is obviously too young, and another who is a bit weird. But then the two daughters of widower Josh get into the act. They start looking for a woman for their dad and settle on Susan. I will not discuss all the things they did, but suffice to say they were able to facilitate a meeting. They quickly became attached to Susan and started to hope that she would become their new "mom."

Dyan Cannon is good as Susan's single mom, Kay Flowers, who meets her own "Mr Right."

The movie is pretty predictable but the two girls who play Josh's daughters are cute and fun to watch, as are the other actors.

Kiss at Midnight falls flat

[folsominc2 · 3/10 · 19 September 2009]

I really enjoyed this movie from the start even though it was a bit hokey, but why not, right? Sometimes the world needs a dash of hoke! HOWEVER, just as the characters started to turn interesting, just as the plot might have thickened and the conflict blossom good . . . it fell flat with a quicky ending that left your mouth hanging open.

The viewer also wants to know "the end of the story" as Paul Harvey would say. What happened with their companies? Did they merge the "from the heart" theory of matchmaking with the "from the scientific" part? Was her mother's new husband really as good as he seemed or just another bozo looking for a rich meal ticket? It never completely finished. The viewer is expecting detailed explanations to be made, just not the traditional walk down the isle, kiss at midnight and over.

I was really into the picture and couldn't believe that it would give such a non-existent ending. The chemistry was good between the characters which is a lot to say for movies made today and the girls were sweet although sometimes a bit TOO sweet that I wiped the sugar off my television after their scenes. But then . . . nothing.

I would suggest to the producers to give it more or just make another plot with the same hero and heroine on similar lines but change their writers!

a very sweet movie!

[ladyMoonEclipse · 8/10 · 17 February 2012]

i loved it, it was lots of fun and i thought the couple had immediate chemistry, plus his daughters were super cute!

i love how they both have clearly different personality, everything flowed flawlessly for a hallmark film until the end where they rushed it a bit with your typical extreme situation that brings everyone back together in the nick of time but really its a quibble in the overall fact that i enjoyed it, i even clapped at the end!

sometimes you're just in the mood for a wholesome love story that the whole family can watch without worrying about inappropriate scenes and language, also i thought it was very interesting take showing the personal lives and struggles of the people behind these online matchmaking business, kinda reminded me of "you've got mail"

A Surprisingly Very Very Good Movie

[druatlax · 8/10 · 7 April 2023]

Here it is 2023. And I find this movie from 2008.. 15 years.

I Didn't expect much, just something to pass the time before work.

But, Surprise, surprise... I became engrossed in the characters, the story, and the back story of each.

Now, In this later world of cynicism and doubt, I took a look back to a different time I had lived. I looked back at basic beliefs, friendships, and what family means- if you are really open to life and it's possibilities.

Then this movie-A well written, directed, and acted small gift of entertainment....with its own view of possibilities. So, if you too need a small reason for a real smile or two: Try it. You just might like it in spite of yourself. I did.