The Host (2020 film)

[1] The Host is the story of a London banker who seizes the opportunity to change his mundane life by taking a risk with his employer's money.

Driven by power players, drugs, seduction, and violence, the film portrays a deadly game of choice and consequence.

[3] US DEA agent Herbert Summers, who is seated next to Robert on his flight to Amsterdam, reveals his true identity and discloses that he is on the trail of Triad leader Lau Hoi Ho.

[citation needed] British Jamaican R&B and soul singer Ruby Turner was hired to write and perform a theme song for the film.

"[12] Monica Castillo of RogerEbert.com gave the film 1/4 stars, calling it a ripoff of Psycho and Hostel, and added: "the unholy mix of the two did not pack enough suspense to keep this viewer guessing or vary enough for me to stop thinking about the parallels.

"[13] Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "even Hitchcock would have thrown up his hands at the illogical plotting and over-the-top contrivances that make North by Northwest look like a documentary by comparison.

"[16] The Evening Standard also gave the film 3/5 stars, describing it as an "awkward mish-mash of Psycho and Eli Roth's Hostel", but praised the performances of Hassouni and Jacobi, as well as the cinematography.