The Host (2007)
Here are my complaints:
1) The first scene is eye-rolling in its implausibility. "Dump these hundreds of bottles of toxic chemicals into the drain because the outside of the bottles are dusty." "Are you sure boss? That's against the law because it's super dangerous...but of course I will if you say so."
2) Authorities don't even perform the basic checks just to make sure they're correct in dismissing the claims of the family at the center of the story. That's beyond frustrating -- it's manipulative. I think it might have served the story better if the family had simply, in their excited hurry, neglected to inform the bureaucracy of why they were leaving custody.
But really -- that's it. It's inventive and thrilling and funny. I was especially charmed by the slacker father whose desperate love for his daughter spurs him to great acts of heroism. This is a real winner that'll make you both jump and smile.
B+
1) The first scene is eye-rolling in its implausibility. "Dump these hundreds of bottles of toxic chemicals into the drain because the outside of the bottles are dusty." "Are you sure boss? That's against the law because it's super dangerous...but of course I will if you say so."
2) Authorities don't even perform the basic checks just to make sure they're correct in dismissing the claims of the family at the center of the story. That's beyond frustrating -- it's manipulative. I think it might have served the story better if the family had simply, in their excited hurry, neglected to inform the bureaucracy of why they were leaving custody.
But really -- that's it. It's inventive and thrilling and funny. I was especially charmed by the slacker father whose desperate love for his daughter spurs him to great acts of heroism. This is a real winner that'll make you both jump and smile.
B+
posted by MeMe | 9:23 PM
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