Review of The Host (2013) by Steven C — 04 Aug 2013

Andrew Niccol clearly has some talent, as he was able to make this mess of a film at the very least beautiful to look at. Stephanie Meyers plot and pathetic dialog is cringe worthy.

This review of The Host (2013) was written by Steven C on 04 Aug 2013.

The Host has generally received mixed reviews.

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I know that this is an age when Hollywood is trying -needlessly and painfully- to push down our throats the empowering of female characters…

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By Regina P (161) on 08 Feb 2017

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By Leonard D (636) on 12 Jul 2016

Ronan, you're so much better than this! I love you so much but you make a very wrong decision with this stupid movie…

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By Francesca Rudkin (294) for New Zealand Herald (729) on 07 Sep 2017

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By Tanatswa D (2) on 27 Feb 2018

I could care less what other people say. This movie was awesome and the Book was Great too…

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By Jody E (27) on 09 Mar 2017

Flat, uninspiring. I'll go and read the book because the story line is good but it didn't translate well to a movie…

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By Beth B (201) on 25 Dec 2016

I liked this movie and really enjoyed the book. Did not watch the movie since the reviews were so bad, but I thought it was good…

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By David M (3,086) on 27 Feb 2018

Great concept! I would've liked more action scenes and a R rating…

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By Frank Ochieng (928) for SF Crowsnest (189) on 18 Nov 2018

Inexplicably, The Host is another convenient Meyer-induced supernatural soap dish that wants to exploit the girl power movie-going minions…

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By Arthur S (2) on 23 Jun 2017

Un postulat de départ intéressant, une réalisation pas inintéressante mais qui perd beaucoup en pratique…

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