I went to see this film last night, expecting it to not live up to the Twilight Saga, as both are adapted from Meyer's novels. When the first film of the Twilight Saga came out, it wasn't near as good as the book, and I was slightly hesitant that The Host was going to repeat that.
How wrong was I.
Although I was slightly confused at the beginning, the movie suddenly gripped my attention. I feel as though the film had just the right levels of tension, action, drama and comedy.
However, I felt like more information could have been added. It's as though editors cut out scenes which I feel would be necessary to the plot.
Ronan's performance was superb, I doubt they could have cast a better actress to play the role of Melanie/Wanda. I also appraise Kruger for her role as the somewhat "villain" of the film, The Seeker.
As many reviews have previously stated, the "cheesy" parts were a bit hard to digest. Although, the elements of comedy within the cheese made it more laughable than having me cringe in my seat.
As a whole, I think it was a good adaptation of the novel, although some parts didn't make sense due to necessary scenes being deleted, it did leave me thinking about the possibility of an alien host. And any film that leaves you thinking that it could happen is always a good film.
How wrong was I.
Although I was slightly confused at the beginning, the movie suddenly gripped my attention. I feel as though the film had just the right levels of tension, action, drama and comedy.
However, I felt like more information could have been added. It's as though editors cut out scenes which I feel would be necessary to the plot.
Ronan's performance was superb, I doubt they could have cast a better actress to play the role of Melanie/Wanda. I also appraise Kruger for her role as the somewhat "villain" of the film, The Seeker.
As many reviews have previously stated, the "cheesy" parts were a bit hard to digest. Although, the elements of comedy within the cheese made it more laughable than having me cringe in my seat.
As a whole, I think it was a good adaptation of the novel, although some parts didn't make sense due to necessary scenes being deleted, it did leave me thinking about the possibility of an alien host. And any film that leaves you thinking that it could happen is always a good film.