Main Street Meats

Director - Jeff Lyon (The Sound from Beyond)

Starring - Morgan Boland (Dead of the Night, Walt), Steve Golla (The Amateur Monster Movie, Psycho Holocaust), and Stacey Weber 

Release Date - 2017

Genre - Horror/Comedy

Tagline - "It's our pleasure to serve you"

Format - DVD (Personal Collection) (Screener)

Rating (out of 5):

     Wild Eye is a company that can be hit or miss for some but I tend to find myself enjoying a good bit of their releases.  If you allow the artwork to set the tone for the film you usually find yourself becoming very underwhelmed.  However, if you go into them with an open mind you can find some quality entertainment.  Sometime back I received the film Main Street Meats for review.  I knew nothing of the film but after seeing Bloody Scum was nothing like the artwork I decided to wipe the artwork for this one from my mind and give it a go.  Thanks Wild Eye for sending this one my way!

     The film follows a family owned butcher shop that is struggling with keeping their doors open.  That is until one day when the mute brother snaps at a disgruntled customer and kills her.  To hide the body they run her through a meat grinder and sell her in the shop.  The meat becomes a hit but the family is faced with a new problem, supply and demand.  To meet the demand of their new found business they start killing people on the fringe of town but soon they get caught in their own game when they become careless and a class ring finds its way into a burger.  

     I was really impressed by how well put together this film was.  It was an amazing looking film that could have been a period piece if a little more work had went into the production.  Regardless, I loved the look of this film and the story was very entertaining.  The acting in this one is very well done which is very surprising considering how very little most of the cast has in the way of experience.  The characters fit the story very well and the cast is very dedicated to their roles.  They really get into character and deliver some very memorable performances.  The fact that most only have this film credited to their IMDB pages really says a lot about this cast.  The story for this one is very simple but I couldn't help but compare it to the film The Man Who Collected Food.  This light-hearted genre film both depects cannibalism in a not so brutal manner.  Both films are very whimiscle in a sense and offer up some friendly environments and settings for the film.  It's horror but with a friendly approach.  I really enjoyed this.  It could have easily been a Texas Chainsaw Massacre inspired film but this approach made it stand out.  Finally, the film has plenty of practical effects and props that looked awesome.  There is some blood and the "gore" is done very neatly.  It doesn't shower the viewer in it but does it to fit the story.  This was a nice touch without being over done.  The practical effects are nice and the props are fantastic.  Overall, Main Street Meats is a charming and beautifully shot horror film that doesn't try to be extreme or graphic.  Instead, it's a warm and inviting story that just happens to be about a taboo subject for most humans.  I highly recommend checking this one out.