Cold Meat

This is a real thriller, but few people will be interested in just listening to the usual dialogues during the main action. The film was shot and directed well, but no more (in my opinion, of course) I liked the acting, but I wasn't interested... The main twist of the story, which will present a really unexpected surprise, is already read at the end of the first scene, while it is not obvious and well disguised. The monster itself is presented in the film only in order to diversify the narrative and enliven a slightly boring chronicle of events. The parallel between the villain and the monster seems invisible, but I was hoping to see the majestic philosophy of the struggle between good and evil. In this context, plot twists are necessary that would reveal unexpected motives, however, unfortunately, their absence makes everything too straightforward - the hunter and the victim become prey for an even more cruel beast under the influence of unforeseen circumstances.

Basically that's it...

What a fantastic, totally suspenseful, and extremely well executed idea. As my title suggests, THIS is what can be done with very little and just some intelligent writing, smart direction, and outstanding acting.

Not giving anything away, but the core of the story is so good that quite honestly even without the tangential Supernatural aspect, it STILL would have been a great film. But, it does add a nice touch to the way things work out.

I haven't seen a movie done this well with pretty much only two characters and one VERY limited location that was so damn suspenseful and effective. That is a testament to the skill involved in putting together and pulling off something that is this powerful. YES, it is overall fairly simple, YES there is not a lot of 'Action' and stuff that many people need to keep their attention. BUT... what there is in my lowly and wretched opinion is an excellent demonstration of what can be done with a LOT of talent and not much else. This kind of quality I feel is quite rare these days.

I must also again stress how bloody GREAT the acting is. Particularly the fellow, but both do their job very well indeed. The expressiveness of the guy's eyes is just amazing. The way he conveys so many different moods and attitudes, just with his eyes, and in a VERY believable and effective way.

This movie is definitely better than the tepid 5.x rating is has now, oh yes... This kind of quality, whether you like this kind of story or not, is clearly evident. That is why I rated this film a strong and well deserved '8'

If you like movies with a simple setting, but with good, strong suspense, and you don't mind your Horror strongly character driven, you should indeed really appreciate this story as much as I did.

This was a very low budget movie, but that really didn't hurt it. The monster isn't a huge part of the story- but it is important. Nature is the main antagonist here. Interesting concept. Somewhat realistic (minus the monster). It combines a few different elements from different types of horror movies to create a unique, tense and claustrophobic situation. I don't want to say too much but I will say I didn't do much research before watching this, and I'm glad I didn't. There were a few twists and the movie progressed at a steady pace, it was never really boring and it kept me interested. Overall a good solid movie!

This lean 90min two person trapped in a car set up is well acted by the two leads, has an unexpected twist at the end of the first act and is well designed, despite its low budget,in the unforgiving, harsh snowstorm outside the car.

Some will find it needlessly talky throughtout it's, short, run time about the psychology of what drives 'David' to do what he does ,I however, found this interesting and added adds character and depth to this troubled mind.

Only the last five minutes let the film down with the appearance of a possible spirit in the forest/Wending that haunts the nightmares of David suddenly becoming'real' , this isn't a monster movie made real but more the'monsters' within us that drive us.

It felt cheap and tacked on!

Well, here I am, start to the week, work finished, feet up and so I fancied watching something online. Cold Meat came up unexpectedly, and unexpectedly I quite liked the premise of the film.

The opening scenes had my attention mostly due to the location and diner type feel (those diners that seem to look like bigger than average Trailer Units). The acting is good and when there is interaction it feels so in a not unnatural way which is always a plus for me in movies such as this.

Anyway, as other reviews have said, there are plenty of twists and turns so it will keep one's attention and interest. The acting between the two leads is good and you can see the effort they have put into portraying their respective characters.

I think movie lovers will enjoy this is probably my overall verdict.

I understand this was filmed in a short time but I have to say the film is well made, enjoyed the lighting, cinematography, and editing.