The Host

Director: Andrew Niccol

Year: 2013

Language: English

Length: 2 hrs 5 mins (125 minutes)

Staring: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel, Diane Kruger, Chandler, Canterbury.

Plot: An alien race invade the earth and are set on “cleaning it up” by overtaking the bodies of the inhabiting humans and taking over their bodies. They are clean, polite, friendly and are fixing the eco systems. However, one human, Melanie (Ronan), starts rebelling against the alien in her brain and forces her to the secret Rebel base and asks them to help her.

Review: Well, that was a film. Um. And that was writing by the chick that wrote Twilight, Stephanie Meyer? Shit.

I- I hate to say it, but I really enjoyed it, like, genuinely enjoyed myself. Honestly, I went in expecting, well, Twilight, and what I got was so far from it. Except the love triangle thing. She really likes those, doesn't she. But, I swear all teenage books have love triangles in them... Although I guess this is more like a love square, just two people are in one chick.

To be fair, Niccol is a obviously a very competent director and Saoirse Ronan is such a good actor, I feel, even a Meyer book (in the hands of a good writer – Niccol) can be turned into a viable film. Hell, even enjoyable.

Melanie is actually full of sass, she's funny, she's a real and strong character that can stand on her own. She handles playing two characters well, the confused and charmingly cute Wanda as well as the complainy, normal teen, boyfriend wielding and brother bothering Malanie.

Despite being an, admittedly, half decent film it has its flaws. Melanie's quick wit and sass occasionally just turned whiny. Some jokes just fall flat. The whole film is very... tween drama, but it is enjoyable enough.

Quotes: 'Wanda: Kiss me like you want to get slapped.'

'Jared: It isn't human! Ian: So we stop acting human?'

'Ian: What's it like for you and her, living in there together? Melanie: It's... crowded.'

Overall Rating: 3.5/5