"The Midnight Meat Train" is a horror film from a short story by Clive Barker. Barker is well loved in the horror community, but I have never been a big fan. I have read a few of his things and I have seen "Hellraiser", but it really didn't strike my fancy. "The Midnight Meat Train" didn't either.
"The Midnight Meat Train" is just an average story about a guy who kills people on a subway train. He kills people so he can feed some creatures human meat. When it is revealed that he is killing to feed creatures, it was not very clear what these creatures were.
I didn't really connect with any of the characters. They were all standard and boring. The lead's girlfriend was annoying and during the final action scenes, she just seemed to disappear during a fight and return at the end.
Some of the film was extremely gory and uncomfortable to watch. The toughest scene to watch involves the removal of teeth, fingernails, and eyeballs. There are also several special effects shots showing things like heads being smashed in and eyes popping out. These were some of the worst effects I have ever seen.
There is also another scene where the killer takes his shirt off to reveal these boils all over his body. He cuts one off and puts it in a jar. I don't understand what the point of that was. Maybe I missed something...
There is nothing new about "The Midnight Meat Train". It's very average, but it will keep you interested if you are bored one night and want to rent a movie.
C+
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