The premise of THE GUEST is pretty good, but the execution not so good. What could have been a good thriller sadly goes downhill towards the end. A pity. Pretty good performances, especially from Dan Stevens. He does well with a difficult role. Good guy/bad guy. That's the problem. The screenplay doesn't seem to know what to do the his character. A good first half doesn't make for a totally satisfying movie. Just wish the writers would have been a little more original. That school Halloween seen was very unbelievable. What school has that kind of set-up for a Halloween party? It just cheapened the film and turned it from a good thriller to a slasher/horror movie. Too bad as it had a lot going for it for a while. SPOILER ALERT: The killing of the parents was the big mistake. Better to have helped the family as promised and then moved on, regardless of the daughter's interference. Brought the film down, down, DOWN. But even worse was the very end with "David" walking out disguised as a firefighter!!! Give us a break. Unless, of course, he was a robot!! And if so, the audience should have been clued in. Otherwise it was just too unrealistic. Shot three times, stabbed twice and off he goes!!! Big mistake folks. For these reasons I do not recommend THE GUEST. This movie only played one week in one Theatre in Pittsburgh. I can see why.
Review of The Guest
