The Midnight Meat Train – ABC Film Challenge – Favourites – M – Movie Review
Director: Ryûhei Kitamura
Writer: Jeff Buhler (Screenplay)
Writer: Clive Barker (Short Story)
Cast
- Bradley Cooper (The Hangover)
- Leslie Bibb (Trick R Treat)
- Brooke Shields (The Blue Lagoon)
- Vinnie Jones (X-Men The Last Stand)
- Roger Bart (Hostel Part II)
Plot: A photographer’s obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways.
Runtime: 1 Hour 38 Minutes
There may be spoilers in the rest of the review
Story: The Midnight Meat Train starts when New York photographer Leon (Cooper) starts discovering his latest project. He has been shooting around the subway and his girlfriend Maya (Bibb) is encouraged by his work.
On his latest night out searching for photos, Leon discovers a mysterious figure. Mahogany (Jones) has been lurking on the subline. He has been killing people leaving a string of missing people in New York City. However, Leon isn’t prepared for what he discovers and finds himself being targeted by Mahogany.
Verdict on The Midnight Meat Train
The Midnight Meat Train is an action horror movie following a photographer trying to learn about a secret on the New York subway. It follows him as the number of missing people starts increasing, leading to him believing he has found the threat. However, he becomes the target, and his loved ones start paying the price.
This is a brutal action horror movie following the events of a serial killer. The idea one operates on the subway system in New York adds plenty of fear and highlights how easily people can just be called missing. The special effects are a massive highlight of this movie as we get blood splatter everywhere. This creates the most memorable sequences in the movie too.
Final Thoughts – The Midnight Meat Train is a chaotic, blood-soaked movie filled with shock deaths.