kathrynthompson-76630 Being from London and living near these parts few years ago now was one of the reasons why i watched this film, watched it twice now and still cant grasp or work out the background of the killer, i come to the conclusion it was some sort of hospital attached to the underline station, confusing as to why some walls were bricked up, a bit gory in some parts, the homeless couple were very convincing and played there part well, to be honest first time i watched it and Kate fell asleep after drinking something out of a bottle and smoking a bit of something at the party i thought she fell in to a deep sleep and she would wake up having dreamt the whole sorry saga, then i think viewers would have crucified Chris Smith, still a watchable horror that i would not watch alone in the dark lol.

Nigel P Kate, the central character in 'Creep' reminds me a little of Naomi Watts' character in 'The Ring (2002)', in that she is so brash and mean-spirited it is difficult to warm to her. She not only declines a polite plea from a homeless man for some change, but patronises him too, and seems pleased with her spite. Possibly this is to highlight the irony of being mistaken for a vagrant herself, bloodied and filthy as she is by the film's end.The plot? Horrible bloke kills people by a train-line. It's something that has been attempted similarly countless times over. And yet I absolutely love this. It is laced with good characters (often more likable than the heroine) and given some really nice touches – and that is before we've even met the wrecked, unsightly killer.It is a little unclear as to what exactly 'Craig' is, although there are plenty of partial clues. Is he a survived abortion, the result of an illegal experiment, or something else? The specifics don't really matter because he is a powerful character in his own right, often due to the ticks and painful movements Sean Harris brings to the part. He glances at a selection of pickled foetuses in the abandoned medical facility where he lives, and hears the sound of babies crying in his mind. Equally, in one of the most effective scenes, he straps homeless victim Mandy (Kelly Scott) to a delivery chair and goes through the motions of a surgeon before disembowelling her. It's all grim and extremely effective.As with many things, there are logical shadows cast over this – Craig has been alive a long time and presumably these are not the first people he's killed. He shows no intention of covering his tracks, so why hasn't he been apprehended by now? Also, Kate has the advantage over him on two separate occasions before she finally kills him. Filmed in brash, early morning tones – all sickly yellows and blues, it's a persuasively shocking production, but at least Craig's eventual demise seems permanent. A shame, actually – a sequel would have been welcome.

Scott LeBrun Writer / director Christopher Smiths' "Creep" doesn't exactly re-write the book when it comes to this sort of horror entertainment, but it's diverting enough for what it is. It benefits from the excellent atmosphere of its various settings & locations, and Smiths' pacing is quite good throughout. Commendably, the nature of the menace (as well as their appearance) is revealed just a bit at a time, and when it comes to motivation, Smith is content not to over explain things. The gore is enjoyable, what there is of it; apparently a truly uncut version of this is available overseas.Franka Potente of "Run, Lola, Run" fame stars as Kate, a young woman trapped in a subway station when she sleeps just long enough to miss a train. It doesn't take that long for her to realize that something is seriously wrong, when Guy (Jeremy Sheffield), a lecher at her place of employment, is attacked by someone or something. Kate makes the acquaintance of Jimmy (Paul Rattray) and Mandy (Kelly Scott) in her travels (and chases) through the London subway system.Horror fans should find enough here to keep themselves reasonably satisfied. "Creep" can compare fairly well to similarly themed genre fare such as "Deathline" (a.k.a. "Raw Meat") and "End of the Line" as well as a memorable sequence in "An American Werewolf in London". The acting is good from everybody concerned. Also in the cast are Vas Blackwood as George, Ken Campbell as Arthur, Joe Anderson as a male model, Morgan Jones as a night watchman, and Sean Harris as our antagonist who does indeed live up to the word creep. That inhuman shrieking is pretty damn unnerving.All in all, this kills time easily enough, even if it is ultimately too predictable in the end.Seven out of 10.

Spikeopath Creep is written and directed by Christopher Smith. It stars Franka Potente, Paul Rattray, Kelly Scott, Ken Campbell, Vas Blackwood, Sean Harris and Jeremy Sheffield. Plot finds Potente as London party girl, Kate, who falls asleep while waiting for the last tube train home. Locked in for the night Kate finds there is something sinister lurking down in the dark depths of the London Underground system.I'm a bit late to the party as regards writing a review for this film, but I'm pleased to see that on internet movie sites the film is actually rated about right. Average. Lifting from many a horror picture along the way, director/writer Smith can't be accused of originality, but for two thirds of the movie he at least has a good sense of mood, pace and creeping unease. Premise is a good one and the locale is ready made for some quality stalk and menace monsterings, with Potente, sporting an odd look for her, doing a nice line in shriek-panic-and frantic running. But then not only does Potente turn into a generic dopey lass, the Creep of the title grabs too much screen time (so not worth the wait) as Smith completely throws away the atmospherics and, erm, creepiness. Choosing instead to pander to gooey conventions in a seemingly desperate need to shock for the blood craving movie watcher.Still, there's enough here to totally not dismiss it as a failure, while it's always nice to see Vas Blackwood getting work, but Smith should have trusted himself to make an unnerving chiller and not shift the tone so dramatically for the weak final third. 5/10