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A Perfect Host
Adonis Complex
USA 2019
produced by Grace Potter, Jon Michael Simpson, Chad Werner, Ryan Bury (executive), James Andrew Felts (executive), Mike Akel (executive), Dan Goldstein (executive), Clayton Wall (executive), Topher Haddad (executive), Tim Hagen (executive), Tyler Bradford (executive), Clark Nowlin (executive), Jon Hadden (executive) for Three Hair Productions, One Chameleon Entertainment, Motion Picture Exchange
directed by Chad Werner
starring Koko Marshall (as Katelyn Marie Marshall), Jeff McQuitty, Brady Burleson Johnson, Emily Hiott, Jon Michael Simpson, Kasey Givens, Chad Werner (voice), Tyler Johnson (voice)
written by Chad Werner, music by Jeff McQuitty, special and visual effects by Carl Fry
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Avery (Katelyn Marie Marshall) and Sam (Jeff McQuitty) are just friends
... only he wants more, so he persuades her to join him on a vacation at a
lake - with another couple (Emily Hiott, Jon Michael Simpson), who
conveniently will arrive only one day later, which gives Sam enough time
and opportunity to make a move on Avery ... but even quite a bit of
alcohol can keep her from turning him down. So it's not a perfect vacation
from the get-go, but it gets more disappointing when their landlord Tad
(Brady Burleson Johnson) shows up, who at first seems nice enough, but
soon gets a little awkward, and seems a little alone - though he can't
stop talking about his wife Janet (Kasey Givens), but when he's asked
about her, he snaps - and that's quite despite the fact that he rather
enjoys getting under everyone else's skin. Over the course of the day, his
actions go from weird to disturbing, until he turns out to be a
full-fledged psycho - and suddenly, Avery and Sam find themselves in a
fight or flight situation, but it seems Tad has anticipated both ... Not
the reinvention of the wheel maybe, this is still a very likeable and very
tense piece of genre fare, a slowburn psycho thriller that's old-fashioned
in the best possible way: It puts an emphasis on characters and
storytelling rather than spectacle, and puts atmosphere high on its
agenda, with all the suspense as well as jump scares in the right spots,
while also making the most out of its limited sets. And a solid cast of
course doesn't hurt one bit, either. So if old school thrillers are your
thing (and they should), then this is well worth checking out.
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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