patrickconventional-34713 I saw this on the Big Screen at COBB Theatres in Florida. It was a better view on the big screen with some of the big spectacle that occurs in the first few moments of the movie, but overall the DVD and recent Blu Ray are just as good, or better because of the special features, which showcases Mia Serafino from NBC TV show Crowded hanging out with director Sam Logan Khaleghi during their creation of the film. There's also a cool Jana Kramer featurette, which shows her state that Sam Logan Khaleghi is the greatest director she has ever worked with, and I believe it. The guy did frankly some awesome work here. I would like to see them team up again if possible, maybe a music video? The movies follows a soldiers return from the war to a small town where he has to continue his fight to save his country and his hometown from a corrupt local political official who has an iron fist as he owns a weapons manufacturing company in that small little town. For being a low budget indie in comparison to Hollywood standards, I was seriously impressed and would buy this on DVD.

dennis-lemar I just got my DVD from the store today. It was in a collection of Army movies, including "Tigerland" and "Behind Enemy Lines", it was an awesome 3 package DVD set that I couldn't pass up. I couldn't wait to come home and watch "Approaching Midnight" on DVD and let me say the special features are a surefire hit! Jana Kramer has a behind the scenes tour of the set where she shows you her costumes and talks about her character and gives us a tour of the craft service table too. LOL. I am a huge country music fan, and I saw Jana live in concert, she's a wonderful musician but an even better actress. In the film her character is so gentle and sweet, yet fiery and emotional that the love story works and when the love triangle is made when adding Michelle Balser's character of Natalie into the mix, it creates some on screen chemistry in a frustratingly amazing way. Not to mention, Mia Serafino's amazing performance as a daddy's girl who believes her father no matter what the cost to the rest of her town. She reminded me of a young I really enjoyed the villains in the movie as well, because they were humanized and we really felt bad for a couple of them. I give it a 9 out of 10.

crystalmcconnell897 I'm starting my first year of film school and let me start by saying that I'm a huge fan of Independent Film and when I heard this film was playing at the Louisville International Film Festival I was so glad, because i missed it in theaters during its regular limited run.There were a slew of celebrities at the LIFF this past weekend so it was worth my ticket. The movie studio representatives were very kind who represented "Approaching Midnight" and made sure everyone got a seat, so I saw some folks in line for 'Approaching Midnight' and decided to jump in too. It was worth the wait alongside "The Wedding Pact" starring Haylie Duff which I also enjoyed. Those two pictures why my LIFF 2013 choices."Approaching Midnight" is great source material for independent filmmakers. The clam but action driven narrative with very detailed character descriptions from scene to scene. The amazing world that was created here by the cast and crew is measured in theatrical wonders.The cast is stellar. A breakthrough performance by Carollette Phillips as the wife of Brandon T. Jackson's "AJ Culpepper" is flawless, and I felt for every emotional tie she gives each scene.The film is rated PG, yet pulls off the war scenes with sweetness and the violence is not gloriously graphic for a younger audience (as a note, my little sister was with me and she liked it too).

jamiegreg586 The friends of the director as well as some of the cast and crew are obviously still logging on IMDb in order to give a high rating and glowing reviews to this bad film. One review sounds just like a press release and another claims this to be a million dollar production! It looks more like it was shot with an HD camera bought at Best Buy. The story lags, the editing is dreadful, the acting is poor, and the production values are obviously poor. Not for a minute was I convinced that Michigan was Louisiana, or that they were anywhere close to Afghanistan. Instead of basing the story on the limited budget they had, the film makers have tried to do too much with what they had. Instead of concentrating on a good small story and working on the acting,they decided to make a very bad big story with little consideration for the actors. This makes it all very painful to watch. One final note, it would have been nice to have authentic Louisiana accents in "Louisiana."