The Perfect Host
Dinner parties are a dying art.
Dinner parties are a dying art.
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
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2010
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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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Cast:
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Details
Runtime:
93 min
Release date:
1 Jul 2010
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$500,000
Revenue:
$453,708
Awards:
3 wins total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Around every corner is a new twist, a strategically placed misdirection or another switch of predator and prey. But while the gamesmanship is satisfying in moderation, it becomes a little monotonous in excess.
– Ian Buckwalter,
NPR,
1 Jul 2011
fresh:
Crawford radiates charisma, and Pierce sells even the nuttiest moments.
– Elizabeth Weitzman,
New York Daily News,
1 Jul 2011
fresh:
The less one knows about this perverse thriller from debuting director Nick Tomnay the better; a full appreciation of its delights lies in its revelations.
– John Anderson,
Wall Street Journal,
1 Jul 2011
rotten:
What aims for Hitchcockian slyness ends up an inconsequential jumble in the comedy thriller "The Perfect Host."
– Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jul 2011
rotten:
Ultimately breaks down under the weight of too many characters and unbelievable twists.
– V.A. Musetto,
New York Post,
1 Jul 2011