An efficient slasher with a surprisingly slow build-up and a decent amount of originality. Plus the best use of Vinnie Jones in any movie
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08/04/08
The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:19
Rotten:8
Average Rating:6.2/10
Consensus: A creative and energetic adaptation of a Clive Barker short story, with enough scares and thrills to be a potential cult classic.
Theatrical Release:31-10-2008
Synopsis: Next stop…death. When Leon Kaufman’s (Bradley Cooper) latest body of work – a collection of provocative, nighttime studies of the city and its inhabitants -- earns the struggling photographer... [More]
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Leslie Bibb, Vinnie Jones, Roger Bart
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Reviews for The Midnight Meat Train
Public-transit terror tale is beyond bloody. Pass.
08/04/08
Before flying off the rails in the final curve, The Midnight Meat Train rolls quite smoothly as a mid-'80s-style psycho-killer thriller a la The Hitcher.
08/04/08
Top CriticIt was a pretty neat concept, but it has such a bad script and bogged down with horrendous acting that I can't say it's a good movie
08/04/08
We've all been here before: scarcely-lit, acid-washed cinematography; dreamlike storytelling; absurdly pitched performances; a lauded Asian filmmaker making his American debut; and plenty of CG snap to the bloodletting.
08/02/08
Manages to maintain that sly sense of dread that permeates the best of Barker's horror tales. Certainly one of the most effective horror films of the year.
07/27/08
MEAT TRAIN is the first BOOK OF BLOOD to depart from the station in a long time and it's refreshing to see that the film carries that bleak, yet romantic touch of Clive Barker all over it... it's guaranteed to make you squirm, scream and beg for more!
05/02/08
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