Guess what Warwick talks him out of a formal investigation, instead asking him to come to dinner.

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He carefully prepares for a dinner party, the table impeccably set and the duck perfectly timed for 8:30 p.m.

With outstanding performances by David Hyde Pierce and Clayne Crawford, cowriterdirector Nick Tomnay takes us on a suspense-filled ride where nothing is as it seems.

The Perfect Host is a slippery psychological thriller that exposes true human nature and reveals just how far were willing to go to satisfy our needs.

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Heres wishing Mr.

Pierce a vigorous movie career, and better luck next time.

I really enjoyed it since it has no boring parts, you never know whats coming in the next scene.

Yes I thought about the two or three twists that may come and was right in two of them, Lets face it, most movies today, the vast majority, use standard story telling techniques and cliches to tell their similar stories, but it was refreshing to see a ride come back to a modern movie.

Yes I thought about the two or three twists that may come and was right in two of them, but it was unravelled in a playful way, which was very refreshing and original for a thriller.

I really enjoyed David Hyde-Pierce in this film, and hope we see a lot more of him in the future.

The movie opens in a great way, setting the tone of a heist, action and drops it nicely into a stage play format.

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The characters were interesting, the script was suspenseful, and the film didnt have any delusions about itself.

Its not exactly going to change your life, but portions of the movie are far from standard Hollywood fare so that the whole project seems like This movie was rather underrated.

Its not exactly going to change your life, but portions of the movie are far from standard Hollywood fare so that the whole project seems like more of an artistic outing rather than a blockbuster attempt.

David Hyde Pierce shows his chops in a role that is presented (type-cast, probably) as your typical yuppie peabody but reveals new layers underneath.

Despite its critic rating here which suggests that its totally mediocre, I would argue that it is at least worth watching.

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Anyone who remembers the hysterically funny antics of Frasiers brother Niles, played by David Hyde Pierce, will wish Frasiers writing staff had helped the director out with the comedythis movie was attempting to portray.

Especially when the news accidentally comes (out on the radio) and the robber threatens Warwicks life with a knife.

Im having a dinner party Yes I thought,That is the start of all sorts of Niles-like antics bantered back by doomed John, the bank robber who clearly thinks hes an annoying stuffy twerp.

But no, it was not.

Threatening to shoot John unless he hands over the cash, he tosses back 2,000 because customs will be rough in Mexico.

Whereupon he walks the rest of the loot back to his posh apartment.

His partner confronts him and says they will need to see his apartment.

A Perfect Host Movie