Midnight Movie begins as a group of cinema staff prepare to show a cult 70s horror film for the first time in years. Despite an underwhelming response with only a few ardent horror film fans turning up, the night seems to be going well enough until the film’s killer escapes from the silver screen and starts killing for real.
This film reminded me of the golden age of horror when I would catch low budget movies with unknowns on cable late at night. It had characters to root for, a cool killer and a fun setting. A lot of love has obviously gone into making this and I enjoyed it.
The cast do good jobs but it was weird seeing Brea Grant post Heroes and H2 without much to do. She didn’t utter a line for most of her screen time but she did a good job and it’s easy to see why she has gone on to bigger parts. I hear really good things about her and she seems to lover her horror and comic books, so respect to her.
The cinema setting reminded me of movies such as He Knows You’re Alone, Demons and The Clown at Midnight with the dank basement and dingy back corridors adding much to the proceedings. The killer himself was creepy too with an awesome get-up.
Fun aside, the film moves a little too quickly for us to be able to really care about the characters and some of the deaths are a let down because of this. We’re also never really allowed time to try and figure things out. It’s as though the filmmakers thought the audience wouldn’t find flaws in the storyline if they kept the pacing up. This ultimately leads to a somewhat disappointing ending.
OVERALL SUMMARY
Midnight Movie is an old fashioned fun slasher flick that fans of 80s horror entries will no doubt enjoy. It wasn’t as amazing as I had hoped, but it was enjoyable nonetheless.
