This New Horror Movie Takes A Solid Premise And Completely Wastes It

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Written and directed by Brandon Christensen, Superhost stars Osric Chau and Sara Canning as Teddy and Claire, a couple who stay at vacation rentals and film video reviews for their channel. When they encounter Rebecca (Gracie Gillam), the host of the house where they are staying, they wonder if she's a little creepy or if it's just them. This is a cool idea for a horror film as it seems like Teddy and Claire will fight Rebecca and end up victorious, becoming horror movie survivors who others can root for. It's also fun to imagine learning more about the couple's life as vloggers since this is such a unique career choice and involves a lot of blood, sweat, tears, hard work, and passion.

This isn't what ends up happening and the movie ends up feeling pretty dull. Unfortunately, while the premise of Superhost is a cool one, there are many reasons why the movie falls flat, and horror fans might come away from it wishing that there was a bit more going on.

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The premise of Superhost is a really fascinating one that could have resulted in a much better (and more terrifying) horror movie. But the main problem is that the film is very one-note and doesn't go further than telling audiences that the host of the vacation home is scary and unstable. Instead of sharing with audiences why Teddy and Claire wanted to get into travel vlogging, or sharing more about their relationship and their channel, the movie shows them walking around the property and feeling freaked out. This isn't that compelling to watch. It can be interesting when the horror villain wins out, but with Superhost, it feels like something is missing.

Rebecca also seems to lack a real and intriguing motive and could be