The Visit

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including terror, violence and some nudity, and for brief language
Run Time: 94 Minutes
My Rating: 4.5/5
So today I saw Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions' The Visit starring Olivia DeJonge (The Sisterhood of Night), Ed Oxenbould (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day), Deanna Dunagan (CBS's Unforgettable), Peter McRobbie (Netflix's Daredevil), and Kathryn Hahn (NBC's Parks and Recreation).  The film was written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan (The Sixth Sense).  The film tells the story of Becca and Tyler, young kids, who decidelk to meet their grandparents and stay with them for a week while their mother goes on vacation with her boyfriend. However, not everything is as it seems when they realize that their grandparents do creepy and weird things when the sun goes down.
So personally, I loved this film.  This is M. Night Shyamalan at his best and a return to greatness after many years of giving us disappointment after disappointment.  In my opinion this is his best film since Signs and it reminds us why we fell in love with his movies in the first place.  This is a completely original horror comedy film that not only brings M. Night Shyamalan back to greatness, but brings a breath of fresh air into the horror genre.  With impeccable performances all around and an eerie tension throughout the film, there is no reason why not to like this film.  Probably the greatest thing that this film does though is completely disregard a musical score entirely.  Usually in horror films the music gives the audience clues as to what to expect, but this film has no such clues. In fact, this great tactic creates a sense of suspense throughout the entire film because you never know what is going to happen next.  Finally, as audiences have come to expect from M. Night Shyamalan films, their is a twist in this film and in my opinion, it is probably his best twist since The Sixth Sense.
The only real problem with this film is the pacing of the film.  It takes a while for the true horror to arrive and the film relies on too much comedy and not enough horror.  Though it wasn't a huge deal with me, I can see how a lot of horror fans who see this film could be turned off for the first half of the film.
Overall, I thought the film was great.  I definitely will see this film again and would recommend this film to anyone.  Though this won't appeal to the mass audiences for the most part, I do think that this is one of the best films in theaters right now.  This is M. Night Shyamalan at his best and if you have been turned off by his latest films, I guarantee you that you owe yourself to give this film a try.

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