The Midnight Meat Train is a horror- thriller based off a short story written by Clive Barker. The initial release for Meat Train was on August 1st 2008.
The Midnight Meat Train follows Leon (Bradley Cooper), an anxious photographer trying to impress Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields), an art studio owner, who rejects his work and encourages Leon to stay put, be brave and keep shooting. Leon's pursuit to impress the studio owner becomes obsessive and the dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer, Mahogany (Vinnie Jones), who slaughters late night commuters on a subway. Leon's fascination drags him and his lover, Maya (Leslie Bibb), into a nightly massacre. PROOF:
The Midnight Meat train was literally a train wreck. It seemed like the director Ryuhei Kitamura had a difficult time translating the writings of the author onto the big screen. Meat Train is great at delivering the gore but not so great at making it look believable, while parts of it are cringe worthy like when Mahogany pulls an eyeball from its socket, other scenes look like terrible makeup and crappy effects (the chest craters/ barnacle looking things on Mahogany's chest). The movie included many pointless scenes that were never explained and that didn't push the plot any further. The ending of the movie is really a plot twist and a half but it definitely wasn't necessary at all. The acting was bearable, but there wasn't any character development with the main character or any side characters, the whole movie was focused on Leon stalking the serial killer, no interesting side story or anything.
The Midnight Meat Train felt like a bloody mess with out explanation.
The Midnight Meat Train follows Leon (Bradley Cooper), an anxious photographer trying to impress Susan Hoff (Brooke Shields), an art studio owner, who rejects his work and encourages Leon to stay put, be brave and keep shooting. Leon's pursuit to impress the studio owner becomes obsessive and the dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer, Mahogany (Vinnie Jones), who slaughters late night commuters on a subway. Leon's fascination drags him and his lover, Maya (Leslie Bibb), into a nightly massacre. PROOF:
The Midnight Meat train was literally a train wreck. It seemed like the director Ryuhei Kitamura had a difficult time translating the writings of the author onto the big screen. Meat Train is great at delivering the gore but not so great at making it look believable, while parts of it are cringe worthy like when Mahogany pulls an eyeball from its socket, other scenes look like terrible makeup and crappy effects (the chest craters/ barnacle looking things on Mahogany's chest). The movie included many pointless scenes that were never explained and that didn't push the plot any further. The ending of the movie is really a plot twist and a half but it definitely wasn't necessary at all. The acting was bearable, but there wasn't any character development with the main character or any side characters, the whole movie was focused on Leon stalking the serial killer, no interesting side story or anything.
The Midnight Meat Train felt like a bloody mess with out explanation.
It doesn't matter how much you like gory thriller movies, with The Midnight Meat Train you're better off saving your money, popcorn, and time...
