The Host (Andrew Niccol, 2013)

It seems an awfully long time since Niccol appeared bearing impressive offerings in the shape of Gattaca and The Truman Show, although taking on board an adaptation of another supernatural potboiler from the writer of Twilight is hardly any way to get your career back on track. Saoirse Ronan squeaks and gawps with wonder in her eyes more annoyingly than ever as the heroine, who, like most of mankind, is now occupied by an alien lifeform, though it goes without saying that she gets the one benign invader out of the lot of them. The concept is not without promise, but the combination of trite ponderings and duff casting makes the end product complete twaddle from start to finish.

3/10