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15 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75New York Daily NewsRobert DominguezNew York Daily NewsRobert DominguezFerrario deft use of old silent-movie footage - especially Buster Keaton - makes After Midnight enchanting.
- 75Miami HeraldMarta BarberMiami HeraldMarta BarberAn enchanting romantic comedy between two lost souls in the most unexpected of places.
- 70Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderGorgeous high-definition digital photography adds to the rapture; the museum resembles a cavernous magic lantern with its seductive plays of light and shadow.
- 70Village VoiceLeslie CamhiVillage VoiceLeslie CamhiWhat makes After Midnight more than just another ménage à trois (in homage to Truffaut) is the way Ferrario, who also writes about movies, weaves the allure of early film into a contemporary story, shot with the latest high-definition technology.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAn Italian romantic comedy that's irresistibly set in Mole Antonelliana, the cavernous Museum of Cinema in Turin.
- 60The A.V. ClubNoel MurrayThe A.V. ClubNoel MurrayAs a story, it never develops beyond the routine. Still, the aesthetic philosophizing works as a framework for daring visual experiments.
- 60The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenDiverting and often charming, but it never really holds together.
- 50TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghThe gorgeous Mole Antonelliana is the breakout star of Ferrario's fluffy valentine to the cinema.
- 50L.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonL.A. WeeklyChuck WilsonRich in lovingly assembled silent-film clips, as well as in intimate views of the magnificent Mole, this impassioned yet somewhat too precious fable from writer-director Davide Ferrario feels calculated to make a cineaste swoon, and yet . . . it never quite does.