The Boston GlobeIf nothing else, the movie serves as an excellent substitute for the book: better art direction and a quarter of the adjecti...
Chicago Sun-TimesThe Host is top-heavy with profound, sonorous conversations, all tending to sound like farewells.
Hollywood ReporterThere's something about novelist Stephenie Meyer that induces formerly interesting directors to suddenly make films that are...
Rolling StoneThe Host is born from the mother of all things Twilight, Stephenie Meyer, which is the next best - or worst - thing, dependi...
VarietyMeyer is undeniably canny at using genre to address the age-old struggles of adolescence, but at just over two hours, even T...
New York Daily NewsWe're treated to the bizarre spectacle of Ronan arguing with herself repeatedly over which guy to kiss. But since both are s...
USA TodayRonan is better than the material she's given as Melanie/Wanda. The star of Atonement and Hanna conveys more intelligence th...
The New York Times Dopey, derivative and dull, The Host is a brazen combination of unoriginal science-fiction themes, young-adult pandering and...
Los Angeles TimesPick up the book. It does a far better job of breathing life into this monochromatic new world than the film.
San Francisco ChronicleNeither romantic nor fake romantic, and not at all ridiculous, The Host has an atmosphere that is cold, austere and sardonic...
Village VoiceThe Host's infelicities-drab dialogue, ridiculous plotting, more emotional crises than there is story-are enlivened by its t...
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Host isn't very good as a romance. There's not very much passion on screen, which makes the film a poor cousin to Twilig...
Entertainment WeeklyA bizarre Saturday Night Live sketch about a girl with a bratty alien inside her.
Total FilmSteven Spielberg famously retained his childhood sense of wonder. On this evidence, Meyer has maintained a nine-year-old's n...
Film FractureStephanie Meyer Does For Aliens What She Did To Vampires: Makes Them Boring, In 'The Host.'
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Partial Film Information
Director: Andrew Niccol
Writer: Andrew Niccol
Studio: Open Road Films
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel
Release: March 29, 2013
Writer: Andrew Niccol
Studio: Open Road Films
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel
Release: March 29, 2013
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