Today, we have a movie that faced it's share of distrubiting issues this year and saw a VERY limited release. That would be Clive Barker's The Midnight Meat Train.
The movie stars Bradley Cooper (otherwise known as Jim Carrey's best friend in "Yes Man"), Leslie Bibb (the hot reporter in the beginning of "Iron Man") and Vinnie Jones (Juggernaut in X-Men 3/ the crazy rugby player in Eurotrip).Bradley Cooper plays a photographer who saves a woman from being raped, but the next day she goes missing. When he goes to investigate, he believes that a vicious killer (named Mahogany, played by Vinni Jones) who is killing those who take the midnight subway ride. The deeper he investigates, the more the mute Mahogany catches on that he is being watched and followed. So the photographer decides to catch the midnight train, and finds more at the last stop than he could possibly imagine.
The biggest thing about this movie is the twist ending, which everyone is on the fence about it. People either think that it is sheer genius, or it completely ruins the movie. Personally, i think the ending is great, and definitely makes the movie unique.Another thing about this movie, seeing as how it's a Clive Barker movie, it is very very very very very very bloody.But what do you expect? Vinnie Jones did a fantastic job, and is actually a really good slasher.
This movie isn't perfect, however. It has a very small budget, and at times it shows. Also, a lot of the blood and gore is CGI, which is a big no-no in my book (i'm a big fan of practical special effects). Either way, it's still a great and enjoyable movie that really has it's own unique voice and vision.overall grade: 7.5/10
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