The Perfect Host

2010 "Dinner parties are a dying art."
6.7| 1h33m| R| en
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Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He’s just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los Angeles, who’s been mugged and lost his luggage.

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SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless
Konterr Brilliant and touching
TaryBiggBall It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.
Bessie Smyth Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
wesm-97208 The perfect host has it all. It will make you laugh, scratch you're head, have you on the edge of your seat, and plenty of WTF moments. I didn't see most of the little twists and turns this movie had coming. David Hyde Pierce absolutely kills his role as "the perfect host". A magnificent Indy thriller, and a great overall watch!
Akhil Balachandran After robbing a bank, John made a clean getaway, still cops find out his identity and details about the car he ends up driving. Later, he finds a home to hide and also manages to con his way into the residence of Warwick. It's a dark comedy with many plot twists. Tomnay crafts a psychological cat and mouse game which will keep you guessing throughout. The film mainly focuses on two characters and performance by the lead actors were OK. Tomnay skillfully shifts the thrilling suspense to dark comedy was ridiculous to handle.
carbuff Whoa, this really caught me off guard. This film is brilliant, but very disturbing. Although it may reflect my somewhat soft constitution, in addition to being a thriller, I would also tag this as pretty realistic "lite" horror. I truly can't think right off hand of another film that so convincingly captures utter psychopathic insanity as well as this minor masterpiece. Just super creepy. If you even approach being normal, you should probably brace yourself a bit before ingesting this well-done but rough and unpleasant mind trip, since, while the physical violence is quite subdued, the psychological violence is pretty intense. If you stay with it all the way to the bitter end, it just keeps taking twists that nobody could see coming. I must say that sitting down for this experience right before trying to get a good night's sleep is a mistake I wish I hadn't made, but then maybe I'm just a wimp. The only way to find out is to watch it for yourself.
muddernewf79 I think I am still in shock over this one.It blew me away and had me in fits~ lolDavid Hyde Pierce is astounding in this very unorthodox role of madness. This movie is so psychotically delicious, it borders on "The Twilight Zone" meets "Sybil". I found myself laughing out of total fear of the in-credulousness and depravity of the host. I did NOT see the ending coming or even imagine it to end the way it did. The movie works on several levels, from the civility of human compassion to the intrinsically evil darkness of insanity. This movie is a must see for those looking for just plain "bizarre". This one had me thinking about it several days after watching it and when a movie does that to me, then my appetite for wanting 'something different in a movie' is complete. Get ready for one heck of an emotional roller coaster ride. Mr. Pierce, WOW.