Blindly buying a movie can be a very rewarding experience, or you can end up with a viewing experience that you wouldn't wish on your worst enemy. Creep is one of those wonderful experiences you hope for, since this turned out to be a deliciously creepy little horror film.
Creep opens with a couple of London sewer workers going on a tour of the pipelines. One of the guys is new, does not seem to be terribly interested in being there, and is not shy about expressing his distaste, especially when he gets a nice splash of the raw stuff right in the mush. Anyway, during their tour, a new tunnel is discovered, hidden behind a brick wall. The older guy decides to check it out, moves on into the tunnel. Shortly after making his way into the inky darkness, screams emanate from the black, drawing our other worker to investigate. A screech rings out, a face jumps out into the light and recedes into the black. The scene then shifts to a party up above ground.
So begins our journey into the London underground. In reality, a safe haven, a place for clean transportation to points all across the city. On film, clean, brightly lit haven of transportation, connected by dark secrets in the blackness between the shiny stations. One secret, in particular, is coming out into the light: something from the underground's past is making its presence known in a bold way. Is it evil? Or something else?
Next we are introduced to Kate, played by the lovely Franka Potente (Run Lola Run, Anatomy, The Bourne Identity) bedazzling in a hideous yellow dress. She is at a party, getting ready to go try to bed George Clooney. Now, here is where her story takes a turn, she heads down to the subway platform to catch up with George (who does not appear in this film). Before going further, heed my warning: do not fall asleep while waiting for the last train, you are sure to miss it, and bad things will happen to you.
Kate wakes up on the empty platform, locked in and unable to leave. A train shows up, out of nowhere, she gets on. Before you know it, the train stops, the lights go out. We are shown that the driver is dead, a bloody mess in the front cabin. Well, I want to go on describing what happens, but that wouldn't do the movie any justice.
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