STRANGER DANGER: Movie Reviews of The Guest, The Two Faces of January and Copenhagen by Howard Casner

Posted: October 9, 2014 | Author: Donald | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: (Maika Monroe, Adam Wingard, Baard Owe, Chase Williamson, Copenhagen, Dan Stevens, David Warshofsky, Frederikke Dahl Hansen, Gethin Anthony, Hossein Amini, Kirsten Dunst, Mark Raso, Oscar Isaac, Patricia Highsmith, Simon Barrett, The Guest, The Two Faces of January, Viggo Mortenson | 3,357 Comments »

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Warning: SPOILERS

Have you ever been in a room full of people and someone tells a joke and you’re the only one who doesn’t get it?

Well, okay, I never have, I’m not usually that obtuse (it’s been touch and go sometimes, but usually I manage to roll my eyes in at least a smattering of understanding, though there was that one about the elephant and the oversize wedding ring…anyway).

But still, that’s what I felt like as I was watching The Guest, the new thriller about a stranger who shows up on a family’s doorstep claiming to know their late son. Read the rest of this entry »

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