I don't know why this film isn't rated higher. Probably not so good for the faint of heart but the film displays a deeper, problematic and serious meaning. The film portrays real and serious issues in today's society which are mistreatment of women or children, mental disorders and the outcome of what it has. It shows the horror, Buss the main character, who has to deal with her mental anguish, post traumatic stress disorder from when she was younger and quickly going more and more insane leading to more people ending up on her chopping board and selling the noodles to unsuspecting customers. The acting and visuals were just brilliant. The only reason why I didn't give this a 10 is probably because, being a horror movie, it kind of dragged a bit too much on the meaning as I said above and other things and did not really pay attention to scare or horrify the viewers as much which is probably why the film didn't earn a higher rating. Other than that, it is a true Thai masterpiece.

The Meat Grinder is the appropriate title for this graphic torture film from Thailand. An extremely unstable young woman who sees things in her head opens a noodle shop with very special dumplings, made out of, you guessed it, human bodies.Buss(Mai Charoenpura) is shown to have been abused as a child by her mother and father, this seems to be the explanation for her irrational behavior as an adult with a daughter of her own. Her shop becomes popular with customers raving about the great food and so she must continue killing people to keep the diners satisfied.The mood is ominously dark and Mai is chilling in the lead role. The movie is quite graphic, so be prepared for buckets of blood. It is better than Saw, which I believe is overrated.

Buss is a disturbed lady who kills people and sometimes makes them into food. Meat Grinder is the story of how and why she came to this pretty pass, and where she goes. By all rights this should be a real winner, it has a workable story, reasonable pace and some entertaining gore and yet it actually comes out somewhat stodgy, dull in places. The trouble is mostly in the storytelling, fractured yet centred it draws shards of past and present in claustrophobic swirl about its lead, not really letting the story breath for itself or gather up a compelling sense of rhythm or flow. If the central performance were a bit better there might have been compelling emotional momentum but unfortunately Mai Charoenpura is fairly one note as Buss, cold and stressed out but not all that affecting. As a result the film is mostly interesting for the sake of various grisly moments, nothing we haven't seen before of course but some good stuff all the same, with a generally twisted edge that gives it that all important punch. Stylistic tics at times detract from affairs, like random switching between colour and black and white, but at least the nasty moments aren't spoiled by coke head edits, speedy cam or incomprehensible close ups, we still get to see the good stuff. What we don't see though is very much in the way of actual meat grinding, the title seems to have been put in place to catch the eye rather than for any great relevance to the films content. It's actually a sombre story of a woman's plight and what happens when she finally cracks, and though it follows a fairly predictable woe is the plight of the Asian woman trajectory, its still dark enough to be watchable. I'm probably making this one sound much less worthy than it is, certainly others have had stronger and more positive reactions. It does all just about hang together (aside from unexplained and irrelevant scenes involving rioters), it has some classy moments and the story works itself out in appropriately twisted fashion, but I was a bit nonplussed overall by it. Still semi worth a watch, but a good idea to suspend ones expectations and maybe have some booze or other viewing aids on hand to ease the passage. Fair 6/10 from me ('cause I'm a gorehound at heart).

Meat Grinder has what a lot of horror films offer -gore, the flashback of a tormented past and that Asian horror quality that you can only imagine coming from these parts of the world. At the same time, this is a film with a tortured protagonist who can't seem to find her way out of emotions of revenge, trauma and a very sick recipe passed down by her family.I'm a big fan of Asian horror films as they bring such a unique quality to their stories and really know when to build up suspense rather than just throwing it at your face. The plot of Meat Grinder involves a woman with her daughter who has to pay back a debt owed by her husband who is now gone otherwise her house will be taken away. She opens up a noodle shop to try to make ends meat while also doing some highly peculiar deeds in the back room if you know what I mean.Mai Charoenpura who plays Buss is phenomenal as the lead and creates a crazy but sympathetic character who sort of doesn't know where her mind has gone to since her childhood. I won't reveal anymore but the last ten minutes of the film really make you feel more sympathetic rather than angry towards the character.Because the film also reveals its intentions very early on in the film at the beginning, it tries to make you connect with the character rather then resent her for her actions - and I have to say it worked even though you're thinking in the back of your mind what she is doing is sick. But you will have to see for yourself.All I can say is (very minor spoiler) - don't eat any meat while watching this as it might spoil your appetite.