The Host

A teenage girl is captured by a giant mutated squid-like creature that appears from Seoul's Han River after toxic waste was dumped in it, prompting her family into a frantic search for her.

Cast

Song Kang-ho

as Park Gang-du

Byun Hee-bong

as Park Hie-bong

Park Hae-il

as Park Nam-il

Bae Doona

as Park Nam-joo

Ko A-sung

as Park Hyun-seo

Oh Dal-su

as The Monster (voice)

Lee Jae-eung

as Se-jin

Lee Dong-ho

as Se-joo

Yoon Je-moon

as Homeless Man

Yim Pil-sung

as Fat Guevara

Reviews

Peter McGinn

This is a monster horror movie that really tries, to the point where they don’t give a clear view of the creature in the previews, presumably not to ruin the initial shock moment for the viewer. It is in Korean with English subtitles, with a few bursts of English with Korean subtitles when the speak...

GeekyRedhead

These sites all missed the point. It's farce, it's funny. I actually liked the creature! He's kinda gruesomely-cute! Don't expect drama. It's all tongue-in-cheek, reminiscent of the old Godzilla creature films....

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