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THE PERFECT HOST (2010)

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Jojo Lapin X	THE PERFECT HOST (2010)	Lead	[-]
May 9 12 11:41 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Whatever you do, do not miss THE PERFECT HOST (2010), a brilliant "torture porn"/film noir comedy. The less you know about the highly unpredictable and extremely clever plot going in the better. With a great performance by David Hyde Pierce, of all people (although in retrospect his casting seems inevitable).
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Badfinger		#1	[-]
May 9 12 1:13 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I enjoyed it but it really lost steam about half way through. The ending, particularly felt dragged out.
Jojo Lapin X		#2	[-]
May 9 12 1:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	On the contrary, I felt it really revved up toward the end---except for the very end, which is admittedly a bit silly and redundant. And of course everything is predicated on a magnificent coincidence, but I am happy to accept such things in plots that veer off into totally unexpected territory.
oldmanster		#3	[-]
May 10 12 5:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Been looking at this on Netflix for a while. Only thing putting me off is the torture-porn angle. Is it so extreme that the label fits even though there is a fair amount of humor involved? If so, I may stay away for a longer time. ... Reed
Badfinger		#4	[-]
May 11 12 12:48 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	oldmanster wrote: Been looking at this on Netflix for a while. Only thing putting me off is the torture-porn angle. Is it so extreme that the label fits even though there is a fair amount of humor involved? If so, I may stay away for a longer time. ... Reed I didn't consider it "torture porn" at all. It's more of a black comedy than anything, at least the first 2/3s of it. It's been a year or two since I saw this, but despite some sadistic behavior, I don't recall anything that was similar to SAW or HOSTEL. It's nothing like those type of films.
Jojo Lapin X		#5	[-]
May 11 12 5:55 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There is a scene involving a home movie that manages to be both hilarious and very disturbing at the same time. But it is true that the "torture porn" aspect is rather mild, and more suggested than explicit.

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