Review of Host

Host (II) (2020)
5/10
Meh...not bad.
8 December 2020
One person asked, "what kind of idiot does a seance on a Zoom meeting?" To which I ask, what kind of idiot does a seance unless they're 12? What difference does it make?

Which leads me to my next point -- I noticed a lot of other people saying "who grabs their laptop and carries it with them to check out noises around the house?!" Well...probably the kind of idiots who do seances over Zoom. Does it seem that unrealistic that they would bring the camera with them for the other participants of the seance to experience as well? I'm surprised so many people couldn't figure that out.

So normally I'd take away 5 stars automatically for it being a found footage. That's how serious I am in my campaign against that type of uninventive, lazy filmmaking. However, I found the idea a little creative and relevant with the runtime being the length of a free Zoom meeting, so I gave it a shot. That it was 57 minutes was a huge strength, any longer would have been unacceptable. And given the fact this was filmed during a worldwide pandemic, I forgave the fact that it was filmed as found footage.

All-in-all, it was a decent time. Nothing extraordinary, but not a pile of ass, either. Stay safe and healthy, everyone. ✌🏼
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