The Perfect Host

Synopsis: Injured after committing a bank robbery, John Taylor is desperate to find a place to hide out and approaches the home of Warick Wilson. John manages to get himself invited into the house by posing as a friend of a friend and spinning a sob story of lost luggage and a violent mugging. Inside, Warick, a consummate host, is making the final preparations for an impeccable dinner party. He insists John stay for the party, but as the evening begins it becomes obvious Warick may not be what he first appears.
Director(s): Nick Tomnay
Production: Magnolia Pictures
  2 wins.
 
IMDB:
6.8
Metacritic:
48
Rotten Tomatoes:
45%
R
Year:
2010
93 min
$48,289
Website
402 Views


THE PERFECT HOST (2010)

Open the cash register.

Shut up, open the f***ing box.

Shut up.

Hey you. Come here.

Your wallet. Throw it to the floor.

- Come on!

- Come, come!

Put it in a bag whore.

- Paper or plastic?

- Plastic.

Hey, come back here.

Look, lady, I do not care

sh*t, I do, okay?

Do what you have

to do, just let me out of it.

What?

You think I'm a lady?

- Are not you?

- Do not you think that'll shoot you in the face?

I hope not.

Drop it.

- What?

- That sh*t that you bring, let her go.

It is the last bottle, I need it.

Drop it.

- I have a bleeding foot.

- I have a f***ing gun.

Who will pay for that?

Give me my wallet.

... convicted of assault and robbery,

Caucasian 33, broke the window

leaving me behind.

Police have released images

Security camera ...

Hands up, you idiot!

Drop the gun.

Drop the gun!

- Drop it now!

- Okay.

Want to f*** me?

Out of my store!

Out!

- Get off my car!

- What Car?

You are seated.

I was in toilet.

So far police estimate

a bounty of $ 300,000.

Taylor, caucasian 33 years, leads

a 1980 model Buick Brown,

plates K-R-S-4-2-7.

police who asked to identify

Taylor or his vehicle,

contact local authorities.

In other news ...

THE PERFECT HOS Hello?

Hello, sorry to bother you.

I am new to Los Angeles y. ..

going to meet a friend

with whom I stay ...

I have just been assaulted and took my

phone, wallet, and I was wounded.

Lord I saw the sign in its window and

I wondered if I could pass y. ..

use your phone and get ready.

I know how it should sound.

Still the Lord then?

Yes, imagine how relieved I felt

when I saw the sign in its window.

But do not use the cross.

No, unfortunately I was

torn during the robbery.

Maybe you have another next Christmas.

I do not understand, I am a Christian.

Maybe, but certainly not follow

Jehovah.

We do not celebrate Christmas and

not recognize the cross, wolf.

Dear Warwick, I'm in

Sidney and I love sunny ...

love Julia.

Yes?

Yeah, you Warwick?

Warwick, yes.

Who is it?

Hi Warwick, I am John,

friend Julia.

She's not here now.

Yes, I know, I just leave it in Sydney.

Really?

What I can do for you?

Well, I'm in a mess.

I just arrived in the country, and

airport lost my luggage

and above all I was assaulted.

Oh, my God.

If planning to stay with

my cousin and now there's nobody home.

If ...

Look, would not normally do

something, but ...

... Julia not stop talking

on the great person you are,

was going to call anyway

I thought ...

I thought maybe I could go

and fix the issues.

You are my last resort.

I ... I love to help but ...

I expect people to dinner.

I'd be doing a

great favor.

Sorry.

Okay, no hard feelings.

Maybe another time.

- John?

- Yes.

Sorry, I do not forgive Julia,

Sure you can spend.

- You must be exhausted. I'm Warwick.

- John.

Can I get you something to drink?

Mineral water, wine?

Yes, wine.

- Red or white?

- Red.

Thank you.

Here you go.

Thank you.

- Linda home.

- Thanks.

Please take a seat.

Okay, thanks.

- And how was Australia.

- Oh, great.

Beautiful, the beaches are amazing,

I wish I could have stayed longer.

Travel. One of the real

pleasures of life.

And then what do you do when

not traveling?

I do this and that.

I do not know what to call it.

We all have so many options

these days, right?

And then? How are you

Julia?

Okay, very, very well.

How do you feel about returning

to work?

- Well, well.

- I'm surprised.

The last time he spoke

on leave.

You know, did not talk much

about it.

Do not blame her, I could not

with that work. Could you?

No, I could not.

Hey, I need to keep an eye

the dinner would you ...?

Yeah, right.

- Have you lived here a long time?

- A while.

Do you live alone?

Yes.

In case you need to use the phone.

You said you had to fix things.

Thank you.

Me.

I'll call you later.

- No luck?

- No.

- Carrots?

- No, I'm fine, thanks.

I hate to ask, could you pass here

another half hour ...

... Until my cousin again

home?

I know I'm teasing,

but it is one of those days.

Yeah, right. Sit back, relax,

solve this.

Tell you what, call the airport

and see if I can locate your luggage.

I would not worry about it.

I left my cousin's information

and said they would call.

- But your cousin is not home, do you?

- Prima.

Your cousin is not.

If you press these people,

will be the last to receive anything.

- What airline was it?

- Quantus.

Hello. I communicate with luggage

Quantus lost at LAX, please.

Yeah, hi. Looking for a luggage ...

Wait.

- Do you have the receipt for the suitcase?

- No, I was in my wallet.

No, it does not.

What is your name?

Jones.

Did John Jones?

My parents ...

- It's Jones.

- ... Not very creative.

If, Sydney.

Sure.

I see.

They have no name Jones.

How?

- What?

- Your luggage, describe.

Wait a minute.

Black suitcase, medium, a ribbon

red on the handle.

Well, if I describe the luggage ...

When will it return?

- This person does not want to deal with me.

- Do not worry, hang up.

Do not worry.

He says the supervisor will return in

an hour, how your cousin is already at home?

I do not know, she did not expect

going to surprise her.

This gets very complicated.

What if you stay for dinner?

You can call the supervisor

in an hour. What do you think?

I think it's a great idea. Thank you.

Okay, I'll call you.

Thank you.

Well, it's fixed.

Now, I need to prepare,

feel at home

no more wine in the kitchen

I'll go for a moment.

- John?

- Yes.

Tell me, I know what you and

Julia did in Sydney.

Do not forget any details.

Just hang out.

How did you meet?

For a mutual friend.

We met at a party

birthday.

- But they spent time together.

- If we did some traveling,

I wished I could spend more time

with it is a great girl.

Yes. Does she suggested that I

visited?

- If you thought that we'd get along well.

- Is typical of Julia.

- It's strange too.

- What?

I talked to her 2 days ago

and do not mention it.

Very strange, maybe I forgot.

It is unlikely, she always

tells me everything. It's weird.

Do not mention at all.

I hope you mention me

the next time they speak.

You're right, we will

call.

I'll get the phone.

Julia sure you do not realize that

we are both here.

I think it is 9 am

Sydney should be awake.

Guess what? I do

yoga on Wednesdays.

I do not know if he's there.

But not Wednesday.

It's Thursday morning there, right?

You're right. Van later

us.

It's Thursday.

Is ringing.

Answering machine.

Hi Jules, I am, I'm here

John.

Who greets you. He had a trip

nightmare.

I wish I had said was coming.

In preparation. Whatever.

I hope you are well, call me

when you can. Goodbye.

You should still be asleep.

I continue cooking.

Get comfortable.

My guests will not be long.

- Are you okay?

- Good.

- Where is your bathroom?

- Sure, here.

Down the hall, second door

to the left.

Thank you.

What? You're limping.

I had a sprained ankle

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