The host stephenie meyer book6/1/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As a result, we get a lot of screen time for the Seeker (Diane Kruger), an antagonistic alien charged with hunting down humans-a decidedly minor part of the book. Instead, what time it's got it squanders on half-hearted efforts to cram Meyer's meandering prose into a standard Hollywood action thriller. The movie, though, doesn't have room for the slow build that Meyer clearly loves. For Meyer, the slow building of trust is, admittedly, repetitive, but it at least is given enough space to take on some of the emotional weight that the plot calls for. Similarly, Wanda and Ian (Jake Abel) grow to know and love each other. Similarly Wanderer (or Wanda) is introduced to Mel's family and wins their trust. Melanie and Wanderer uncover layers and layers of each others' consciousness until they go from enemies to sisters. The whole point of the story is to get to know the alien strangers. The movie is two hours, but it feels not so much rushed as utterly adrift. ![]() At 800 pages, Meyer's novel is too long-but that is, as it turns out, better than being too short. The just-released movie, on the other hand, is simply a mess. The novel has the courage of its idiosyncratic vision. I Might Owe 'Twilight' a Small, Begrudging Apology ![]()
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