Review of Midnight Movie (2008) by Steve T — 09 Jul 2009

I would have lost complete interest in this movie if not for the rather awesome looking killer in it. Other than that, this movie is not in the least bit entertaining, and compared to other half decent slasher films that are out there, not much worth your time.

The setting is that of an old movie theater, and the plot is something about a supernatural serial killer who, after slicing up his victim's with a cool looking screw thing, pulls their bodies onto the big screen to be a part of the movie. The dim witted audience who are watching eventually realize what's going on and it only gets worse from there on.

Cheap gore effects and bad acting are expected from a low budget direct to dvd slasher movie, but it's taken to a whole new level of cheap here. The people don't even go down in interesting ways. The gore effects on display here are mediocre. The plot could have been cool - a serial killer on the loose in a grindhouse movie theater - but they screwed it up by adding a supernatural element to it, something that has been ruining slasher pictures for decades (Jason and Michael know how it feels). Midnight Movie is just your run of the mill lame 21st century slasher flick.