The Midnight Meat Train











This has terrible reviews but I liked it.

Based on a short story by Clive Barker and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura, it looks nice and icey and reminds me a bit of Candyman (the best film based on a Clive Barker story)

The horror is completely over the top cgi eyeballs flying out of heads and shit but I'm kind of glad otherwise it would be pretty full on. It's a disturbing enough premise and could have been truly horrific if handled in a more subtle way.

Bradley Cooper (before The Hangover) is a photographer. Brooke Shields tells him he needs more edgy shots so he starts going out at night and taking photos of women getting harrassed, bums and butchers. Brooke loves it and gives him a show but he's becoming obsessed with the mysterious butcher played by a mute Vinnie Jones.

Bradley is pretty solid and so is the directing but the tone changes from B to an A- to a Z back to B then finally a Z all in one movie.



YES - suprisingly good maybe it's the non american director?