Review of The Guest (2014) by Lane Z — 10 Dec 2014

Adam Winegard strikes again with another sadistic dark-humored thriller. He certainly has a lock on this silly horror thanks in part to You're Next.

He stepped his game up with The Guest. The acting is better, the dialogue is still fantastically absurd in terms of how much it makes you laugh and the deaths come swift and meaningful. There really isn't a part of this film that doesn't make sense. Everyone is involved for good reason one way or another. Lucky or not.

Dan Stevens has this icy glare to command the screen yet this affable smirk to make you feel at ease. Somehow, he pulls off good ol country boy yet stone faced killer with the morphing of his face in just a short second. His matter of factness for his character is pretty goofy with how he goes about handling situations.

The plot is pretty simple and unconstrained. You get the gist of what this guy is about from the moment he walks into the lives of this family. Certainly know who you let in your house. Could be someone like this.