GUEST, The

"A mysterious stranger, an unstoppable force and a Halloween setting signal to the audience … you are about to have a damn good time." – Indiewire

Writer Simon Barrett and director Adam Wingard put the foot on the accelerator with this nudge-wink follow-up to You're Next (MIFF 2013) that recalls more than a few ‘sweet revenge' classics of the VHS generation.

Downton Abbey's Dan Stevens is extraordinary, playing against type as David, a soldier with a secret who turns up at the doorstep of the Peterson family to relay the parting words of their dead son. But David's intentions might not be entirely honourable, and Stevens' magnetic performance imbues the character with immense but sinister charm, anchoring the film's delightfully cheesy grindhouse sentiments.

"A willfully over-the-top, giddily violent exercise landing between slasher horror and 70s crazy-Vietnam-vet-returns action-thrillers." – Variety