Rating of
3/4
Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/26/15
I have to admit, The Guest surprised me. Of course, I should have expected more of a horror angle with Adam Winegard directing. He has delivered on the surprisingly good You're Next as well as segments of the horror anthology films V/H/S, the ABCs of Death and V/H/S 2. While The Guest starts off as a standard "overly-nice guy enters families life" it soon becomes a rather tense thriller. It's clear early on that "David" has issues - but things really ramp up at the end leading to a surprisingly high body count. The film doesn't skimp on the blood (or build-up) and is quite effective. Wingard proves once again he is a fine craftsman at horror - and even throws in some great references to both Halloween and his previous films.
