Better than I'd expected it to be...

john-feaster

Is it a great movie? A movie that defines the genre? Nope...but it was a fun way to pass 80  minutes, had a few twists and turns I didn't expect, and ended well enough. The characters were thin as paper, with most of the basic stereotypes represented (Nice Girl, Bad Girl, Nice Boy, Bad Boy, Tough Guy, Tough Girl, Kid, Cop, Doctor, etc...) and the movie within a movie was pretty bland, but I liked the attention paid to the little details. Like how the slow, limping "movie" killer easily catches up to the "real" people in the "real" world...because THATS WHAT HAPPENS IN MOVIES. The theater patrons are forced to adapt to the movies logic, because they've become part of the film.

All in all, I was happy with it. I'd pay to see a "Midnight Movie 2" if they made one.

score 7/10

john-feaster 12 January 2010

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2190273/