Midnight follows the story of a deaf woman and her mother who must tackle a ruthless serial killer after the former interrupts one of his acts. The story is interesting and it definitely promised to be a thrilling ride. But the screenplay is just plain vanilla. It begins on a good note with a thrilling opening sequence with a flaw which I will get to in a minute. But the way the sequence was designed was thrilling. You are introduced to the serial killer in the first scene itself making it clear that this isn’t a whodunnit. Post that, you are introduced to the protagonist and the characters around her. The entire sequence where the serial killer and the protagonist cross parts for the first time, leading to complete mayhem is just so well executed. It literally had me at the edge of my seat. But post that things just go downhill.

The main issue is that the police are shown to be dimwits who just can’t put two and two together. And this “allergy” spreads right throughout the film from the first scene until the very end. That was really hard for me to believe and it stuck out like a sore thumb! After the initial 20 odd minutes, the screenplay just lacks that bite. All the characters mostly do is run around the streets which is fine but it needed to have more purpose to it. The predictability of the drama just kills the excitement. It needed to be a little more nuanced and cerebral to have any kind of impact. There are a few fleeting moments(fearing the hearing impairment of the protagonist and how she puts that to her advantage) but few and far between culminating into an above average final act. Probably, an emotional track could have been introduced(which was briefly mentioned towards the end). In other words, the screenplay is just about mediocre.