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
The Perfect Host
Dinner parties are a dying art.
2010 · 1h 33m · R
Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Nicholas Tomnay
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The Perfect Host
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Nicholas Tomnay Director
- David Hyde Pierce as Warwick Wilson
- Clayne Crawford as John Taylor
- Nathaniel Parker as Detective Morton
- Megahn Perry as Simone De Marchi
- Helen Reddy as Cathy Knight
- Cooper Barnes as Rupert
- Indira G. Wilson as Monica
- Tyrees Allen as Roman
- Annie Campbell as Chelsea
- Joseph Will as Detective Valdez
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
44%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Crawford radiates charisma, and Pierce sells even the nuttiest moments.
Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News
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
Rotten
What aims for Hitchcockian slyness ends up an inconsequential jumble in the comedy thriller "The Perfect Host."
Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times
Rotten
Ultimately breaks down under the weight of too many characters and unbelievable twists.
V.A. Musetto, New York Post
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