Review of the film "Guest": actors, roles, plot

Many know Stefanie Meyer as the author of the worldbest seller "Twilight". However, this is far from the only noteworthy book in the bibliography of the writer - in 2008 her fantastic novel "Guest" appeared, almost immediately became a bestseller. In 2011, active work began on his adaptation.

Production of the film

Casting for a new film based on the novel by Stephanie Meyerbegan in 2011. Young actress Sirsha Ronan, known to the majority of the audience for the film "Lovely Bones", was approved for the role of Melanie / Strannitsa in the film "Guest". Actors Max Irons, William Hurt and Diane Kruger also received roles in the film. Max Irons played Jared - a guy in love with Melanie, who in every way resists the invasion of the Souls and wants to return the Earth to ordinary people.

The selection of the actors was led personally by Stephanie Meyer, the author of the literary source.

Jake Abel got the role of Ian, one of the inhabitants of the colony, who helps the Wanderer in every possible way.

Other cast members of the film "Guest", Emily Browning andFrancis Fisher, were approved for supporting roles. Emily Browning, movie star "Lemony Snicket: 33 misfortunes," "Uninvited" and "Sleeping Beauty," appears in the role of a girl who did not come to life after extracting the Soul. Francis Fisher embodied on the screen the image of Maggie Strider.

Until November 2011, the casting of the film "Guest" lasted. Actors Scott Lawrence and Rachel Roberts received in the film small roles.

The film was directed by Andrew Nikkol, who previously worked on the fantastic thriller "Gattak", the drama "The Truman Show" and the militant "The Armory Baron".

The soundtrack to the painting was written by the famous composer Antonio Pinto.

In early 2012, in Louisiana began shooting pictures of "Guest". Actors and roles were selected by that time, the final revision of the script was completed.

The film was released in the world in March 2013.

Plot

On Earth everything is perfect - there is no crime, lies,cruelty, the people do not fight each other. But this ideal place is no longer a planet of people - Souls, aliens from outer space, arrived on Earth and occupied the bodies of almost all people. Souls do not have human emotions, passions and desires. Small groups of survivors hide in the mountains, hoping that the nightmare will ever end.

Soul nicknamed Wanderer takes the body of Melanie. But this girl is not ready to part with her mind and body, because in every way she opposes the Wanderer. The better she learns Melanie, the more sympathetic people are.

Criticism

A new fantastic project from the creator"Twilight" did not arouse enthusiasm among critics - they gave the film a low score, referring to the fact that the film touches on a number of topics, several storylines are intertwined, but some of them have not been fully revealed.

The actors involved in the movie "Guest" are notwere awarded neither awards, nor nominations on a film prize. For them, this film did not become a breakthrough in the acting career, in fact, contrary to expectations, did not get the glory of "Twilight". The novel by Stephanie Meyer was liked by most critics much more than his screen version.

For director Andrew Nikkola the film "Guest" also did not become the most successful film in his career - commercially his previous project "Time" was much more successful.

The reaction of the audience to the film "Guest" was not socategorical, as critics say. Many fans of creativity Stephanie Meyer and Sirshi Ronan liked the picture. In general, the film received mixed reviews from viewers.

Boxing-office

Despite the fact that critics have defeated the film"Guest", the actors who played the main roles, allowed the picture to cover the forty millionth budget. Thanks to the participation in the project of Sirshi Ronan, Emily Browning, William Hurt and Max Irons, the film collected at the box office 58 million dollars.