Only the second Korean film I’ve seen. The other being Il Mare, which is also the only love story I own if I recall correctly. Anyway, the Host far different than Il Mare. There’s no love story at all, though there is a giant mutated fish like creature eating people. A story about an ordinary family thrust into a very extraordinary situation. The situation being the aforementioned giant mutated fish like creature eating people.

The story starts with a bunch of formaldehyde being dumped into the Han river which in turn apparently causes a mutation. Said mutated creature starts a rampage killing, eating, mauling, and kidnapping people for later consumption. One of the kidnapped is a little girl and the story revolves around the girls family trying to find her.

The cinematography was very good. Loved the shots on the bridge. Wish there were more shots like it in the movie. The special effects were also very good minus the fire in the end. It looked really bad.

The previews for this movie made it out to be comical, and while there’s a few smiles, the movie is not a comedy in the loosest definition of the word. It’s pretty much a straight creature/monster flick in the vein of The Thing I’d say. If you’re a fan of the genre definitely check it out. Especially if you passed on it due to the misleading previews.

Side note: I loved that they showed the creature so soon and didn’t make you wait 45minutes to an hour for just a glimpse.