As a stand alone movie, it's great. The kills are solid. The Midnight Man is creepy AF! The cinematography is spot on. For an Indie horror movie it looks like a big budget movie. The production value of the film sprints passed what we see on bigger budgets like Insidious, Wish Upon, and The Bye Bye Man. This movie is leagues above the standard low budget fair. I watched The Midnight Man with a couple friends and we all screamed at the scares and grimaced at the gore. It's great fun. The characters are acceptablly believable and Lin Shaye is awesome as is Robert Englund. Granted there are a couple problems in the script but not enough to hate on. After an bloody explosive opening the first act drags on a little as it attempts to get us into the actual Midnight Game. However, if you are in the mood for a horror movie that doesn't follow the classic tropes of cheerleaders running through the forest then this is your movie. The teens are portrayed against stereotypes and the whole film feels like a weird creepy fable unfolding in a non linear fashion. The practical effects are excellent as is the face changing Midnight Man.. he uses different masks to show his emotions... never seen that before! Travis Zariwny (aka Travis Z ) does a slick job directing this remake of Rob Kennedy's original film. Travis Z's craft is solid and his artistic stamp is all over this gorgeous looking movie. The script feels a little loose but we forgive him for that... Best line of the film goes to Robert Englund when he turns to the teenagers and says, "Bait? I'm afraid your friend is no longer bait, she's the appetizer." love me some horror cheese.
Final Word. We liked it. Well worth a movie night for film and horror fans alike.
Final Word. We liked it. Well worth a movie night for film and horror fans alike.