The film begins with a member of the American military pouring over 100 bottles of formaldehyde down the drain, which leads to Han River, which is how the creature in question comes to be created. Several years later, the creature runs rampage by the Wonhyo Bridge, capturing a slow witted man named Park Gang-Du's daughter, Hyun-seo. Park believes her to be dead, until he gets a call from her and finds how that somehow, she's survived, and is stuck in the sewers, right in the middle of the monster's lair. However, the Korean government are holding Park for tests, as they believe he's become infected with a virus as he was in direct contact with the monster.
Without giving anything away, 'The Host' has an awesome plot with enough twists, turns, and evil fish monster action to keep you gripped from start to finish. There's a healthy amount of satire and political commentary in there too, with both the US and Korean governments coming under fire. There are also some really funny moments, as pretty much everyone in the film has moments of absolute incompetence, which lends it a slight element of bumbling slapstick occasionally which works really well. Unfortunately, the monster is mainly all CGI, which sometimes looks a little unconvincing (especially when he hops back into water), but still looks better than a lot of CGI creatures and seems to have been designed with the same kind of care and attention a lot of the old puppet/animatronic/some-guy-in-a-suit monsters were created with, so this is a pretty easy thing to look past.
I'd urge you all to give 'The Host' a watch, even if for some strange reason you're not into monster films, as it's a pretty unconventional one!
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