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03/10/07
The Host (2007)
92 %
Reviews Counted: 138 Fresh: 127 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 7.7/10
Consensus:
As populace pleasing as it is intellectually satisfying, The Host combines scares, laughs, and satire into a riveting, monster movie.
Rated: 15
Runtime: 1 hr 59 mins
Theatrical Release: 10-11-2006
Synopsis: The talk of the 2006 Cannes International Film Festival, THE HOST, the latest film from critically acclaimed visionary director BONG Joon-ho, has already garnered a substantial amount of international buzz. Utilizing state-of-the-art special effects courtesy of a creative... [More]
Genre: Foreign Films
Starring: Kang-ho Song, Byun Hee-bong, Bae Hae-il, Bae Doo-na, Ko A-sung
Reviews
Top Critic
Like a delightfully unhinged version of a 1960s Japanese monster movie, this Korean thriller piles on character detail, political comment and comedy asides.
03/07/07
The thinking person’s giant mutant tadpole pic, and just how many of those have you seen lately?
01/25/07
Top Critic
A beautifully made, thoroughly enjoyable monster flick with moments of comic genius. It'll be interesting to see what the pleasingly-named Bong Joon-ho comes up with next.
01/05/07
This monster movie from the Republic of Korea is one of the best films of its kind.
07/14/08
Minor flaws in a film destined to be embraced by genre fans worldwide.
06/24/08
Imagine Little Miss Sunshine and Alien mixed together and you'll have an inkling of what South Korea's The Host has in store for you.
01/18/08
A rather tender-hearted, often sorrowful, more often hilarious view on the familial conflicts between generations and between siblings.
09/27/07
Joon-ho Bong effectue un pied de nez pour le moins renversant à une formule attribuant ordinairement une force psychologique surhumaine à ses protagonistes
09/21/07
If the slow pacing and gawky acting seem typical of low-budget monster movies, so much the better.
08/14/07
Más que una simple película de monstruos, un raro ejemplo de entretenimiento, drama familiar, crítica política y social y humor muy, muy bizarro.
08/08/07
like a mutant hybrid spawned from the improbable union of Little Miss Sunshine and Godzilla; for in this family comedy and political satire an unnaturally evolved tadpole just happens to loom (very) large.
07/09/07
The Host is a decent little monster movie that fans of the genre should enjoy.
06/25/07
a terrific popcorn movie that ... contains equal parts humor, horror and drama and turns out to be a thoroughly enjoyable "creature" movie that also contains an underlying environmental message.
05/07/07
In spite of its assorted lumpy bits, this is a far more successful monster movie than any creature feature Hollywood has churned out in a LONG time
04/24/07
Director/co-writer Bong Joon-ho has a lot of fun with the premise, infusing political commentary into the tale of a family brought together by tragedy.
04/22/07
A self-aware throwback to the giant ants and nuclear-spawned mutant movies of the 1950s...
04/20/07
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