A Perfect Host

The lead antagonist is not the only one suffering from delusions in this film. Adonis, like its Imperfect Host, has a little bit of an identity crisis. The film is unsure if it is a black comedy, a thriller, or a slasher. It never fully commits itself to any of these genres, and instead chooses to slowly oscillate between these three centres of gravity, managing an uneasy orbit through this trinary system of pathos and despair.

Somehow, this works. The acting is lumpy, and the pacing is a little deranged, yet it is watchable from start to finish. There are attempts at obfuscation, of layered narrative and meanings within meanings; all of this is fairly trite, but not so malodorous that I was compelled to rage-quit the movie.

There is little originality in this film, but that really isn't what this melange of genres is about. It does manage to engender feelings of unease and tension, and this is what counts. Watchable, if you have the time to give to an imperfect, but adequate, low-budget attempt.

All this talk about the ratings people give... Admittedly, giving this film a 10 is quite far-fetched. And checking out the profiles of those who do, you will most likely find their account was created recently and this is the only film they have reviewed.

Could be, could be. After all, we all started at some point and maybe this is a gem that got people off their sofa and onto IMDB.

And then there are those that purposefully rate it a 1, "to counter the ridiculous 10 ratings", which basically is doing just the same thing, but in the opposite direction. Funny.

Anyway, I expected nothing, but this movie is really not that bad. The storyline, the acting, soundtrack and the pace all felt right to me. Loved the little twists too. Also, keeping it brief at 1 hour and 13 minutes. Which I respect.

I never read reviews or watch trailers before I watch a movie. Because I want to go in "blind". And this one pretty much did well for me. Minimalistic and low budget yes, but well staged. Not a flick that I would wildly recommend to friends, but not something I would advise against either.

Tastes and preferences differ, and as always that is a good and perfectly natural thing.

It had a 5.7 IMDb review so I gave it a try. DON'T MAKE MY MISTAKE !Terrible movie. 0/10 !

I seldom write a BAD review, I am open minded to artistic license and the attempt to write a decent screen play. But I will say to all those "under 18's" who gave it a 10 star you have never seen a Good movie in your life. If anyone rated this above a 1-2 star I wonder what films you have seen to compere it to.. it deserves not even a HALF star out of 10 just for the waste of money and time it took to of produced it. The plot was minimalist, the concept intent was good but missed the mark in dialog , blocking, Camera angle direction, ,etc etc... Even having to have the Director and screen writer try to star in it show just how low budget and lacking it was of merits. None of the one dimensional Characters (except the final plot twist in the end) were even believable and the on screen acting showed just how bad it is as a piece of "art" . There lack and inevitability that anyone would not be aware of their surroundings is more than suspension of disbelief. There are School and art house and lower budget films out there who merit more than this waste of time. It is abysmal at least and I kept looking at how much longer of the 1:13 min it was until it was over. I would Highly suggest watching it if you enjoy bad quality cinema. And it does not even enter in the category of a cult bad film, just simply a time waster.

Thank you to Tricoast Entertainment and Uncork'd Entertainment for reaching out to me on this review. I have had many pleasant experiences with Airbnb. On paper, the idea of paying someone to stay in a home or apartment (with a potential social circle of roommates) sounds great, but it can also go very wrong. Chad Werner's A Perfect Host (also known as Adonis Complex) is one such example of the latter, offering a creepy, mostly believable horror movie with an 80'sesque synthesizer score and characters who act realistically rather than the morons who normally populate these things. Longtime friends Sam (Jeff McQuitty) and Avery (Koko Marshall) have booked a lakeside Airbnb for the weekend and are looking forward to a good time with friends despite some messy personal history. All seems well until they meet their host Tad (Brady Burleson Johnson), a fitness fanatic who proceeds to interrupt their weekend at every turn. Tad's increasingly boundary-pushing behavior leads Sam and Avery to realize their perfect host may be anything but. I've always enjoyed films about sinister people psychologically messing with others, and A Perfect Host fits that bill. Writer-director Chad Werner gets believable performances from his cast and slowly creeps up the tension via the natural sounds of the area as well as a synthesized score. Some of the camera choices are a tad confusing (Occasionally the camera will focus on seemingly random objects), but it is overall well-shot and builds to a solid finale. The jump scares are slightly overused but always effective, and the film has occasional humor to offset the tension. Overall, A Perfect Host is a solid horror movie with believable characters and a creepy vibe. Book A Perfect Host. Likely would be rated PG-13 for Some Violence and Brief Strong Language A Perfect Host will be available on DVD and VOD February 4th, 2020.