Review of The Visit (2015) by Dcedmonds — 14 Sep 2015
"The Visit" 10 Scale Rating: 4.5 (Mediocre) ...
The Good: At times, sufficiently creepy. Shyamalan still retains the ability to rely on the slow build to get to the final chapter. This build up keeps you interested, even during the slow times. When the twist comes (and you know that one is coming), it is well done and difficult to guess. Shyamalan relies a lot on misdirection due to his reputation, so the fact that I didn't completely call the ending in advance is impressive. Despite utilizing mostly unknown actors, they do a good job and the younger ones have bright futures.
The Bad: Unfortunately, once the twist is revealed, the film falls apart. The ending is not satisfactory and the last 15 minutes or so are a complete mess, devolving into a standard thriller. In fact, while Shyamalan does a good job keeping his twist a secret, the film becomes predictable in the final act. I also applaud the slow build, but felt the film moved too slowly at times and too much time passes with little happening. Lastly, while Shyamalan resisted using "shaky cam" for the majority of the film and tried to make a "found footage" style film without the usual pitfalls, far too many scenes made no sense camera-wise. I kept asking myself why on Earth the protagonist still had the camera and was still able to get a good shot.
This review of The Visit (2015) was written by Dcedmonds on 14 Sep 2015.
The Visit has generally received mixed reviews.
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