Clive Barkers Midnight Meat Train - Mitternachtsfleischzug
(2008)
Regisseur:
Ryûhei KitamuraSchauspieler:
Bradley Cooper, Vinnie Jones, Leslie Bibb, Brooke Shields, Roger Bart, Peter Jacobson, Tony Curran, Barbara Eve Harris, Allen Maldonado, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Stephanie Mace, Ted Raimi, Kate Mulligan, Nora, Kelvin O'Bryant, Hawk YounkinsFotograf Leon hat schon wirtschaftlich bessere Zeiten gesehen, als das Auge einer reichen Kunstsammlerin auf sein Werk fällt und ihm neuen Ansporn gibt. Leon geht auf Streifzüge in die nächtliche Stadt, findet Motive, wo es nicht ungefährlich ist, und glaubt schließlich, Zeuge eines Verbrechens geworden zu sein, geplant und durchgeführt von einem seltsamen wortkargen Mann. Die Polizei glaubt ihm so wenig wie seine Frau, und Leon sieht sich gezwungen, auf eigene Faust in der Sache zu ermitteln. Das führt ihn buchstäblich in Teufels Küche.
Immerhin fünf Jahre hat es gedauert, bis Ryuhei Kitamuras Clive-Barker-Verfilmung nun doch hiesigen Boden erreicht, nachdem ein ungekürzter Release mangels FSK-Freigabe zunächst nur außerhalb Deutschlands stattfinden durfte. Und siehe da: Hauptdarsteller Bradley Cooper hat inzwischen große Karriere gemacht als Frauenschwarm der "Hangover"-Serie. In diesem blutigen Getümmel in extravagant gestylten Bildern wird ihm die Show jedoch von Titelheld Vinnie Jones gestohlen.
The photographer Leon lives with his girlfriend and waitress Maya waiting for a chance to get in the photo business. When Maya contacts their friend Jurgis, he schedules a meeting for Leon with the successful owner of arts gallery Susan Hoff; she analyzes Leon's work and asks him to improve the quality of his photos. During the night, the upset Leon decides to wander on the streets taking pictures with his camera, and he follows three punks down to the subway station; when the gang attacks a young woman, Leon defends her and the guys move on. On the next morning, Leon discovers that the woman is missing. He goes to the police station, but Detective Lynn Hadley does not give much attention to him and discredits his statement. Leon becomes obsessed to find what happened with the stranger and he watches the subway station. When he sees the elegant butcher Mahogany in the train, Leon believes he might be a murderer and stalks him everywhere, in the beginning of his journey to the darkness.
The photographer Leon lives with his girlfriend and waitress Maya waiting for a chance to get in the photo business. When Maya contacts their friend Jurgis, he schedules a meeting for Leon with the successful owner of arts gallery Susan Hoff; she analyzes Leon's work and asks him to improve the quality of his photos. During the night, the upset Leon decides to wander on the streets taking pictures with his camera, and he follows three punks down to the subway station; when the gang attacks a young woman, Leon defends her and the guys move on. On the next morning, Leon discovers that the woman is missing. He goes to the police station, but Detective Lynn Hadley does not give much attention to him and discredits his statement. Leon becomes obsessed to find what happened with the stranger and he watches the subway station. When he sees the elegant butcher Mahogany in the train, Leon believes he might be a murderer and stalks him everywhere, in the beginning of his journey to the darkness.