There's nothing better than when a writer and director team up that have chemistry in abundance. That is clearly the case between director Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett at the moment. 2011's 'You're Next', 2012's 'V/H/S' and its 2013 sequel 'V/H/S 2' (only segments in the latter two) have all been nothing short of brilliant and now 'The Guest' is of the same quality (although a rather different sort of film). I'm delighted to see they have been busy boys and actually have some other work released in the last few years that I can now check out as well.
'The Guest' is certainly more of a thriller compared to their other previously mentioned works which would all have to be classified as horror. It's not short on violence whatsoever though, something these two seem to have no quarries about depicting and which I applaud them for. Dan Stevens, who I would never have guessed was British, is absolutely brilliant in the lead role. His perfect balance of charm and malice make for captivating viewing. He's another I'm very keen to see some previous/future work from.
The final third of the film is very different to the first two but still works its own way. Wingard seems to have a very unique style to his work which is incredibly refreshing. For some reason the opening title's colour, font and music just really worked well to set the tone for the film. It seems the two filmmakers are prolifically hard workers which is fantastic news because if they can keep churning them out this fast and at this high quality audiences are in for a real treat in the future.
'The Guest' is certainly more of a thriller compared to their other previously mentioned works which would all have to be classified as horror. It's not short on violence whatsoever though, something these two seem to have no quarries about depicting and which I applaud them for. Dan Stevens, who I would never have guessed was British, is absolutely brilliant in the lead role. His perfect balance of charm and malice make for captivating viewing. He's another I'm very keen to see some previous/future work from.
The final third of the film is very different to the first two but still works its own way. Wingard seems to have a very unique style to his work which is incredibly refreshing. For some reason the opening title's colour, font and music just really worked well to set the tone for the film. It seems the two filmmakers are prolifically hard workers which is fantastic news because if they can keep churning them out this fast and at this high quality audiences are in for a real treat in the future.