This is borderline almost perfect, but borderline, I wish the war scenes were a little longer, and I wanted a tad bit more exposition on Kent's relationships with The Mayor and Natalie Church. However beyond those wishes, I found the film a rather pleasurable and masterful time at the film festival where I saw the movie.
Written, directed and produced by Sam Logan Khaleghi, "Approaching Midnight" tells the story of a returning Army staff sergeant Wesley Kent (Khaleghi), to a small town middle America home from serving in Afghanistan and Iraq (to make mention, Kent's character has a scene in which he refers to having served in Iraq prior to his time with his Army Captain (played by real life Army Lieutenant Matt Szymanski) in Afghanistan; Therefore, Kent has served in both international war conflicts. Upon his return, he finds out that Aspen Malverne has died recently in a car accident (this is not a major spoiler however) and he now utilizes his skills as a special forces character to find out the truth to her accident. It is at this point the film takes on an action/mystery piece to it.
Written, directed and produced by Sam Logan Khaleghi, "Approaching Midnight" tells the story of a returning Army staff sergeant Wesley Kent (Khaleghi), to a small town middle America home from serving in Afghanistan and Iraq (to make mention, Kent's character has a scene in which he refers to having served in Iraq prior to his time with his Army Captain (played by real life Army Lieutenant Matt Szymanski) in Afghanistan; Therefore, Kent has served in both international war conflicts. Upon his return, he finds out that Aspen Malverne has died recently in a car accident (this is not a major spoiler however) and he now utilizes his skills as a special forces character to find out the truth to her accident. It is at this point the film takes on an action/mystery piece to it.