The Visit
2015
***
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dunagan, Peter McRobbie, Kathryn Hahn, Cella Keenan-Bolger, Benjamin Kanes
15 years ago, Loretta had a falling out with her parents. In the present, her teenage children Becca and Tyler shoot a documentary as the two go visit their grandparents for the first time in their lives. The old folks are welcoming at first, but begin to behave oddly, especially at nights. M. Night Shyamalan's stripped down small budget horror film jumps on the found footage band wagon. This subgenre can be clever and captivating at best, and totally infuriating at worst. Even if Shyamalan's script scores low on credibility, this is nevertheless his most watchable movie since Unbreakable.
