The Perfect Host

2010 "Dinner parties are a dying art."
6.7| 1h33m| R| en
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Warwick Wilson is the consummate host. He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m. John Taylor is a career criminal. He’s just robbed a bank and needs to get off the streets. He finds himself on Warwick’s doorstep posing as a friend of a friend, new to Los Angeles, who’s been mugged and lost his luggage.

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Humaira Grant It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.
Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
wesm-97208 The perfect host has it all. It will make you laugh, scratch you're head, have you on the edge of your seat, and plenty of WTF moments. I didn't see most of the little twists and turns this movie had coming. David Hyde Pierce absolutely kills his role as "the perfect host". A magnificent Indy thriller, and a great overall watch!
Andy Howlett What a treat this film turned out to be. The only thing that was easy to guess at was the fact that no-one was coming to dinner and that Warwick Wilson was nut. But there was more than enough intrigue and twists & turns to keep us guessing all the way through, and the quality of characterisation and acting from David Hyde Pierce was superb, The way he kept it just on the right side of camp was masterly. SPOILER COMING. It was a complete shock to discover that Mr Wilson was not only a cop, but a crooked one! What a stroke. What a film.
KineticSeoul I thought this was a pretty decent black comedy/psychological thriller. However what made this low budget film stand out was the performance by the actor David Hyde Pierce. I don't really know much about this actor and don't remember seeing him in other films, but he did a spot on job with this one. As this psychotic, schizophrenic and whimsical pathological liar. He played a very intriguingly awkward and outrageous character in this. A character named Warwick Wilson who is mentally unbalanced but also knows how to play mental games. Overall, I enjoyed this decent movie because of the performances and the drive of the characters.6.5/10
Chase Diedrich The Perfect Host is a great showcase of a thriller/suspense. Being held captive is bad enough, but to be treated as Taylor was must make it 10x worse. There are a few flaws but none too bad that you can't look past. One being: how did he hurt his foot? This is the question most are dwelling over, hut it is simple, he is a criminal on the run, and he easily could've been shot, or tripped over some barbed-wire. Nothing too hard to comprehend. A teeth-clenching finale shows how corrupt people may be, as well as how delusional one man can become after years and years of loneliness. It was a sad moment when Warrick stood back up after being "stabbed" with his fake knife. I was actually rooting for John to leave, at least somewhat, unscathed, but anger and aggression took him over. The ending would've never happened if Warrick hadn't had knives and swords hanging on his wall. The other most seen question, or complaint, is: How convenient is it that Warrick just so happened to be a policeman? The answer is quite simple: John Taylor's arrival to Warrick's home was a planned event. It wasn't just chance that he stumbled upon an unwillingly friendly samaritan who turned out to be an undercover cop. He was followed, tracked, and almost forced to go to Warrick's.