'The Host' review: At best it's unintentionally hilarious Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Max Irons, Jake Abel

Director: Andrew Niccol

When an alien enters the body of a nice teenage girl, her original spirit refuses to leave, her head now crowded with two voices that want different things, including two boys who aren't particularly fond of each other.

Stephenie Meyer, author of the Twilight books, recycles the same love triangle formula, only replacing vampires and werewolves with a sci-fi spin. 'The Host', based on another bestseller by Meyer, is just as spectacularly silly as that heavy-breathing franchise, but with a leading lady far more charismatic than the grimacing heroine of those blockbusters....more    
10:51 PM, Apr 19, 2013

Rajeev Masand says 'The Host' is at best unintentionally hilarious. What do you say? Write your own review and win prizes. 
10:35 PM, Apr 19, 2013

Friday Release: 'Croods', 'Scary Movie 5' and 'Host' New Delhi: Indian audiences are going to taste different flavours at the silver screen this week as each of the three films have different themes. The first film to hit the screens on April 19 is 'The Croods'. 'The Croods', latest 3D adventure offering from Fox and DreamWorks, will hit Indian screens April 19. The movie follows the world's first modern family through the journey of a lifetime. 'The Croods'...  
06:06 PM, Apr 18, 2013

'Twilight' author swaps vampires for aliens in 'The Host' 'The Host' is a futuristic apocalyptic romance about alien souls who invade and take over the human race. ...  
12:20 PM, Mar 26, 2013

Rajeev Masand says 'Hanna' is an intriguing thriller. What do you think? Write your reviews and win prizes. 
10:10 PM, Jun 03, 2011

Masand: 'Hanna' is an intriguing thriller Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana Director: Joe Wright Close on the heels of 'Kick-Ass' and 'Sucker Punch' - and continuing Hollywood's sudden obsession with teenage girls who fight like killing machines - comes 'Hanna', a somewhat surreal action-thriller starring Saoirse Ronan as a 16-year-old motherless girl raised by her father in an isolated, snowy forest in Finland. The rugged dad Erik (Eric Bana) is a CIA operative gone...  
10:05 PM, Jun 03, 2011

In Pics: Oscar nominations for best supporting actress Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir on Saturday said it would not be a battle against former captain Sourav Ganguly but the whole team when they face Pune Warriors India in their Indian Premier League match at Navi Mumbai on May 19. After being ignored at the players' auctions earlier this year, Ganguly was picked up by Pune as a replacement for an injured Ashish Nehra. Gambhir said it...  
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