The Midnight Meat Train (2008)

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

It is interesting even when nothing much happens, which is for most of its 3-hour running time. Read full review

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Stupid movie. Still regret 10 years later, in 2018.

I was surprised that this film was not well-known, upon seeing Bradley Cooper, Brooke Shields, and the actor playing the butcher, etc. It is way better than many horror films of late, even though I had never heard of it until Netflix featured the film. Apparently it was a limited-release deal. The Good= Truly suspenseful, confusing(but in an intelligent way), bloody, dark, and very creepy. This film has good actors, a decent script, and it really envelopes the viewer into its own gritty world of the city nightlife, if a little surreal and non-realistic at times. I also love the idea of ancient aliens or monsters or gods controlling sacrifices from below. I knew from the moment I saw that ring on the Butcher's finger and the accomplice driving the train, that this must be some Illuminati-type setup, or that multiple officials had to be in on it, or that this was a fake train fooling people into boarding it-- that guessing and suspense made it intriguing. The first half of the film is really better than the 2nd half, although the 2nd picks up with the levels of gore, violence, and revelations.The Bad= Shows the killer too soon, doesn't explain certain things like the Butcher's skin/sickness, odd pacing, silly gore effects.The Ugly= The biggest sins of this film are revealing the monster's face and home too early, under-using Brooke Shields(who is super hot still in this film and could have explored a relationship with Cooper, and added a dimension to the dynamics of his fiancé relationship), and the worst is that they WASTED such a great opportunity to explain who the ancient killer race was, running the subway trains, and how they had the police and everyone else involved. I filled in the blanks for myself, but I thought that storyline could have been really creepy and bizarre, on some Prometheus or Alien-level stuff, that would have really capped off this film nicely. A bit too open-ended on certain aspects, and as the ending draws near, I predicted everything easily. Still, overall, this is a nice, gritty, gory horror film that many can enjoy, with great actors and a lot of potential, that could have been a true classic.

This movie was an excellent, but the ending was.. somehow solid, but it made this movie kinda forgettable for me. I love how they did for dark blue color, it made this movie more entertaining. A serial killer was awesome! The CGI was so bad, but still absolutely awesome! I think it's just very weird that Bradley Cooper starred in some horror film because he doesn't looks like a guy who should be in type of movies lol. He was good, but I think Jake Gyllenhaal would have been better because of his role from Nightcrawler (2014) and has a dark look. His girlfriend was annoying and really dumb for not helping and being strong. But all other than this, it was very entertaining movie and I really liked the story, but the ending is not what I expected. My rating: 9/10

as the name might suggest...No this is Vinnie Jones as a silent (probably for the best) killer. it's got pretty much everything i'd want from this kind of movie..Violence, Jumps, suspense, Vinnie Jones... and of course an explanation and twist at the end so ridiculous you can't help but think it's great. well for me anyways.