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It's wrong, but it's fun, and at times touches on some heavier issues such as alienation and the suburban experience.

There's an element of luvvieness here that will annoy some viewers but as a whole, the play exhibits a dry wit that keeps it from getting too sentimental.

The scenario piles improbability upon improbability in an attempt to introduce fresh twists to an already exhausted premise.

If The Midnight Meat Train starts with what sounds like a bog-standard serial killer premise, it quickly deviates into more uncharted terrains.

With the exception of the Springtime For Hitler numbers, the melodies are weak and interchangeable, although the lyrics are clever, which is not to say memorable.

Although the plot meanders wildly and the message of the film lacks focus, this is consistent with the character of its protagonists, convincingly muddled teenagers who are trying to find their voices at the same time as they're trying to make them heard.

Featuring an up to scratch all-star cast, it is Close who really shines, with a cracking quirky little performance, again demonstrating her range.

Despite this period being so rich in potential subject matter, this admittedly handsomely mounted, nimble and quite funny film chooses to take a pretty much conventional ride to a victory-lap finish.