The Perfect Host

Make sure he doesn't serve you your last supper


The Perfect Host
A bank robber on the run bluffs his way into a prim and proper bachelor's apartment. The bachelor is initially thrilled that he'll have an extra guest at his dinner party. As the evening wears on and plans come into play, both men find themselves in situations they could not have predicted, and we find ourselves heading for the macabre in this dark comedy.

94 minutes.
No persons under 13 (Language, Violence).
Comedy, Thriller, On the art circuit
The shark got me!
The shark got me!

Credits

Cast
David Hyde Pierce, Clayne Crawford, Nathaniel Parker, Helen Reddy, Megahn Perry, Joseph Will
Director
Nick Tomnay
ScreenplayNick Tomnay
MusicJohn Swihart
CinematographyJohn Brawley
EditingNick Tomnay
Sound formatsDolby Digital
Made in2010
Produced byStacey Testro International, Mark Victor Productions, Perfect Host

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreCrime, drama
LanguageStrongish
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceStrongish
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemyNone
Drug abuseNone
CommentsAn intricate thriller with elements of black comedy involving shifting nature of menace, somewhat disorientating and disturbing.
These details are supplied by the FPB. If you have a problem with any of the above, please take it up directly with the FPB. Read the Classification Guidelines.



Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Hollywood Reporter quote iconBlack humour turns comically darker
10
Die Burger
Daniel Dercksen quote icon'n Baie knap en vermaaklike fliek wqat smokkel met jou verwagtinge
20
Cape Times
Justin Lowe quote iconFriendly visit turns into full-scale home invasion
10
Box Office
Mark Keizer quote iconLess an intricately woven tale than a series of black comic manipulations, The Perfect Host fancies itself a suspenseful game of poker when it's actually the work of a gleefully manipulative dealer playing with a trick deck.
8
Metacritic.com
16 critics
10
Rottentomatoes critics
24 critics
9
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer
8

What the People say

Internet
574 Netizens quote iconBrilliant!
14

Average .. 56%

11

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