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Hitchcock lite
MARIA DUARTE sees a thriller which aspires to match the legendary master of suspense but doesn't quite measure up

The Host (15)
Directed by Andy Newbery

IN THE HOST, a case of mistaken identity — or split personality — starts off as a predictable drugs crime thriller which, initially set in London, takes a macabre turn once the action moves to Amsterdam.

In it, London banker  Robert Atkinson (Mike Beckingham) steals £50,000 from his employers to fund a new life.

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