I was so excited to see this film; the highest grossing film in the history of South Korea. Equal parts horror, sci-fi, family drama and slapstick; the reviews have been great and the film sounded highly original but, alas, I was disappointed. Too much hype, perhaps. Too long, not enough action and characters that began to grate after a while. I didn't hate it but I expected much, much more. American critics are often so self-loathing that they rave about anything made in America and overpraise films from foreign lands. The Host is a perfect example of this. Hade it been made in America with American actors it would've been dismissed. I'm not dismissing The Host but I can't really recommend it either. It's just OK.
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