Reviews

• A great piece of filmmaking and a legitimate science-fiction/horror classic.

  Peter Hartlaub - The San Francisco Chronicle
  
  11 May 2013

• Bong Joon-ho's wildly entertaining saga should become the hip, thinking-person's monster movie of choice.

  Lisa Schwarzbaum - Entertainment Weekly
  
  11 May 2013

• With a subversive streak as wide as the Han and a title open to interpretation, The Host confounds our expectations while providing top-notch entertainment. For Bong, the monster movie is an ample vessel, one that he can fill with social criticism while discovering exuberant amusement in the process.

  Kevin Crust - Los Angeles Times
  
  11 May 2013

• Is it that scary? Yes. Will it reduce you to quivering jelly? Oh, my, yes! Does it bust the bonds of the Godzilla formula to fuse fright with feeling? Better believe it, dudes.

  Peter Travers - Rolling Stone
  
  11 May 2013

• This Korean-made film takes the well-worn creature-feature genre and spins it on its head thrillingly.

  Claudia Puig - USA Today
  
  11 May 2013