"The Guest" Review - From the Vaults

The Petersons are your typical small town American family. Father Spencer works hard and late, and is drinking more and more, mother Laura mourns her eldest son Caleb, who died in Afghanistan, whilst Luke is bullied at school and daughter Anna (Maika fuckmothering Monroe) is working as a waitress.

A charming young man named David (Dan Stevens) arrives. He was in Caleb's unit, knew Caleb well, and says that he asked him to come in and check up on his family. Still in mourning, they are happy to have somebody to talk to, and help move on from all of this. Hell, David seems to fit right into the slot left behind by Caleb! But there is something strange about David...

This movie is fantastic fun and is worth it for Dan Stevens alone. He moves like a lizard, he's actually chilling in this movie, using his piercing blue stare to excellent effect, whilst actually being charming: you believe that he'd be somebody the family would warm to.

When shit kicks off, it's so cathartic, so fun, so witty and well done, you're actually kind of rotting for this cross between Michael Meyers and The Terminator. Despite being in the modern day, it feels like a lean 80s thriller/slasher movie, but without the boring bullshit. It's SO MUCH FUN!

Damn this movie rocks