"THE HOST" MOVIE REVIEW

The Host
Critic's Rating: **
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Diane Kruger, Max Irons, Jake Abel
 Direction: Andrew Niccol


 Movie Review: Earth has been invaded by these unknown peace-loving, alien souls. While they mean no harm, they can only survive by taking over the human bodies as their 'hosts'. A few humans manage to resist the alien 'seekers'. Melanie ( Saoirse Ronan) is one of them. However, she gets captured and eventually taken over by a soul called 'wanderer'. Unlike the rest, Melanie's mind stays active even after being possessed. Can the girl with an active human mind and an alien soul save her loved ones from the alien invasion? From folkloric romance to science-fiction fantasy, Stephenie Meyer sticks to her typical imagination to give us 'The Host', which is a soppier, mushier, disengaging version of the 'Twilight saga'. If Twilight was made for teens, The Host may appeal to the sensibilities of the tweens. Wonder why it's 'A' rated! The dialogues are annoyingly mushy and romance terribly random.