The character study this becomes is the most interesting part of the film paired with the thriller aspect that creates a captivating watch.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 14, 2020

Midnighters leaves you with the taste of something more complex - truly, there's quite a lot happening - but it all folds together with such homogenized doughiness.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Nov 6, 2019

A stilted, cringe-inducing script dooms a promising if relatively well-worn premise in a caper that telegraphs its twists from a mile away.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jul 20, 2019

Midnighters doesn't do anything that hasn't been done before, but it executes its formulae with a kind of cold-blooded focus that's consistently impressive and often downright unnerving.

| Original Score: B- | Dec 7, 2018

There's a tension in the script about what kind of film Midnighters is: it works best as a character-oriented crime thriller and is less effective when it veers into film noir or puzzle film tropes.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 19, 2018

Midnighters is an unclever person's idea of a clever movie, or someone's attempt to prove they're clever only to unclever people.

| Original Score: 40/100 | Apr 26, 2018

Midnighters is an impressive screenwriting debut from A. Ramsay and a solid effort from J. Ramsay. However, Haney-Jardine and Essoe impress the most, stealing each scene and selling this Hitchcockian and Lynchian thriller.

| Mar 28, 2018

The Ramsays still have a long way to go to match the Coens, but the endlessly fun "Midnighters" is one helluva step in the right direction.

| Original Score: B | Mar 20, 2018

But the film's real strength is in its direction and Julius Ramsay's skill at visual storytelling.

| Mar 20, 2018

Although it requires a buy-in to its coincidental premise, the awkwardly titled film effectively weaves horror elements into its crime saga while providing some solid twists along the way.

| Mar 9, 2018

I wish Midnighters hadn't gone quite so far with a couple of torture scenes, but -- all in all -- the movie qualifies as a promising first feature.

| Mar 9, 2018

This is a thrilling noir that takes no prisoners and pulls no punches.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 7, 2018

I think the casting is perfect...[the Ramsays] work together well. I think we will be hearing more from this filmmaking pair in the future.

| Mar 7, 2018

[An] economical, engaging neo-noir.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Mar 3, 2018

Ideally, a story like this executes one sharp turn after another while keeping its wheels on the road of plausibility. The Ramsays have pulled off that feat with aplomb.

| Mar 2, 2018

A solid tale, told pretty damn well.

| Mar 2, 2018

A notable genre surprise early in the year.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 2, 2018

A low-budget film noir that benefits greatly from its tautness and lack of pretension.

| Mar 2, 2018

Midnighters occasionally relies on tropes but it makes for an entertaining watch.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 1, 2018

Plays like "Blood Simple's" impressionable but less proficient kid brother, nevertheless has some devious touches of its own.

| Mar 1, 2018