Interesting story with characters that are neither all good or bad, but dude, why didn't the production take the extra steps to not undercut the film with glaringly bad continuity issues?

Like the Colorado state police truck having an NYDP logo? Or the fact that the serial killer's phone was in 24hour mode, which unless you're in the military, no one in America does. Or the fact that the woman in the trunk could not survive a few hours, much less a full night in a trunk during a blizzard while wearing a light coat.

There's just lots of tiny detail things that don't seem like much by themselves but when added up amount to a story full of elements that aren't fully thought out, and that makes for a frustrating viewing experience.

Cold Meat is a claustrophobic movie that leaves a man lost in the cold, snowy mountains struggling to stay warm and thus stay alive. The movie takes place largely in his car, and for the effort that is given by the actor and production, I bumped this to a 6.

To avoid any spoilers, I'm leaving any plot details from the rest of this review. Here are my thoughts on why it fizzles. They don't really explore any new territory here. It is more a retread of similar tropes for this type of movie, repackaged in a survivalist setting. They hint at a supernatural element, but this isn't fully developed and leaves the movie lacking of any suspense from this it. They are capable of creating small moments of tension, but again, this occurs in the typical moments for a film of this plotting.

Acting is a highlight, and that I appreciated in this film. Production as well handles the winter storm pretty well for what I'm assuming is a smaller budget. But, these elements alone do not make for fully realized film. And that's too bad as there are a few interesting ideas here that if done better Cold Meat could have been something more.

Sébastien Drouin is a visual effects man and here he gets a chance to try his hand at writing and directing. It's not all bad, but it is a low effort film. One would think that if a person ever got a breakout chance the would spend loads of time and effort reworking the script and developing characters.

As with most first time writer/directors the opportunity is wasted. This is a very low budget film with a good premise that soon turns into mostly nonsense. The actions of the characters get more and more silly until some monster appears out of nowhere.

I'm going to guess that it will be several long years before Sebastien gets another shot at writing or directing and will be back to creating shorts and visual effects which is his forte.

FYI, if you are a going to make a film in today's market as a newbie, it has to be different, interesting and entertaining. You can't just throw two people in a car in the dead of winter in a snow storm for more than half of your film and then end it with a silly jump scare and a monster for 20 seconds.

Incredibly poor. 2/10 for the initial setup. Nothing for the bulk of the film and a complete zero for the ending. Why are you making this film? Surely it's not to make money, to test theories or to improve any of your skills.