After a concealed nemesis wipes out peoples memory and starts controlling them, Melanie thinks love is the only option to eradicate this dangerous situation.
What sort of worked on the page crashes and burns on the screen, as even an actress of Ronan's caliber can't make these self-debates anything but ridiculous.
Cinemixtape
April 12, 2016
Kind of like watching a toddler assemble a high-end bookcase.
Fear and dread of "the other" have long ruled American science fiction, fantasy, suspense thrillers and politics... How jarring then, and refreshing, to see The Host... take the invaders' point of view.
The Host fails as a romance, but it also struggles as an adventure film. The body-snatching angle has been done before, and the aliens... aren't menacing enough.
