Review of The Host (2006) by Jeremyb. — 13 Jan 2008
Hands down, one of the worst movies I've ever seen, and by far the most critically overrated ("A masterpiece of monster cinema"?) After seeing its high ratings on other sites ( I think rotten tomatoes even named it in the top five of the top 100 highest rated sci-fi horror films ever) I rented it anticipating a new masterpiece.
terrible, terrible, terrible, I can't stress this enough. In reading through the viewer reviews one might notice the disparity between all 10s or all 0s and 1s. there is a reason (my only guess is that all of the 10s must be Korean culture majors and have never seen a scary movie in their lives).
Scary? not in the least, not even remotely suspenseful. Boring? yes! and tedious.. Both my girlfriend and I fell asleep, and thinking we might have missed something good, promptly rewound it (we didn't miss a thing).
Funny? unless your'e korean, find slap-stick funny, or know the inside scoop on the subtle complexities of korean humor, NO! The movie's only redeeming moments are the credits, when you realise it is finally over! do not be fooled be fooled by all the great reviews.
This review of The Host (2006) was written by Jeremyb. on 13 Jan 2008.
The Host has generally received positive reviews.
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