Even though The Host has a great start and some genuinely good moments, it's over long, the comedy aspects feel tacked on, and the annoyingly heavy handed message is made irrelevant by the silly conspiracy theory plotline the movie foolishly decides to go with from the mid-point onward.
This review of The Host (2006) was written by Chaz J on 22 Oct 2014.
The Host has generally received positive reviews.
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