I truly found myself in awe by the turns this film takes and how brutal it becomes when characters betray one another. Making them believe things and becoming very close to them, you really feel for certain characters when they reach a certain fate. The biggest takeaway when watching this movie, is the fact that David plays off each and every one of the characters as if he truly has a working/growing relationship with them. The Guest is a movie that isn't afraid to mess with your mind. This is a light-hearted film that very quickly spirals into a dark, genre-bending picture by the time the third act hits. The premise really is that simple too, making you get comfortable with David and all that his character stands for, only to pull the rug out from under you throughout the third act. Even though the simple premise of a visitor being welcomed into a home, only to not be what he seems is a little been-there-done-that, The Guest flips this concept on its head, keeping you engaged from start to finish.
Here is why you should turn your attention to this film if you haven't already.įrom the very beginning, you feel as though you're watching an unconventional film. Looking back on The Guest, it not only just holds up, but it still remains one of the best films to be released that year. Yes, this is a film for a much more specific audience, but as the years have gone on, I don't hear of many people looking back on it. Sadly, it's films like The Guest that end up going under the radar when it rightfully should've received just as much attention as any of those. From great blockbusters like X-Men: Days of Future Past or Guardians of the Galaxy, to incredibly Oscar contenders like Bidrman or Whiplash, the year of 2014 was a pretty solid one for cinema as a whole.
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