Film "Visit": reviews, reviews, actors and roles

Film "Visit" reviews famous filmmakers dubbed the return of the famous director M. Knight Shyamalan, maestro genre thriller, to low-budget cinema. One of the leading film critics of The Forbes magazine, Scott Mendelssohn, after learning about the work on the picture, immediately designated it as the most anticipated film of the year 2015.

Triumphant return

Produced by the popular Jason Bloom, the producer of all the parts of the "Paranormal Phenomenon", a horror film with elements of a thriller turned out to be like a terrible parable, reminiscent of the Brothers Grimm's Hansel and Gretel at certain moments. But do not jump to conclusions. Reviews on the film "Visit" reads: the creator of the "Sixth Sense" after several failed projects returned to form, he "got out of hibernation." The rating of the horror is quite high - IMDb: 6.20, and it can be safely recommended for viewing to a wide audience.

The genre policy

Reviews of the film "Visit" (2015) contain information that originally Shyamalan, who appeared in the film and in the role of the writer, created three completely different versions of the tape. He positioned the first as a comedy, the second - the classic horror, and the third, according to the author, was "something middle between". Shyamalan, while working on the project, frolicked, enjoying. Nevertheless, professional reviewers, analyzing the "Visit" (film 2015), the reviews left mostly positive. In their estimation, the director returned to the very beginning of his creative path. Before the "Sixth Sense" the director worked in opposite genre thriller. His first film projects are the mystical melodrama "Furious Prayer", the self-ironic comedy "Awakening" and the script for "Stuart Little." Here and in the "Visits", conferring with Jason Bloom, M. Knight Shyamalan cunning, creating not a horror film and not even a thriller. The film "Visit" ("The visit") in form corresponds to the stated genre policy, it has enough suspense, exciting intrigue and an amazing twist, but it's more like a horror story for the whole family.

Not without morality

On the film "Visit" reviews came mixed. Some disappointed viewers wondered why the creators after the successful "bu-moment" necessarily inserted an impressive share of humor. And the final of the painting was criticized by fans of the genre. "How can the culminating moment of horror be saturated with irony and black humor?" They were perplexed. Reviewers, not ashamed of the expressions, reproached the director for not initially going to make a horror-striking horror, intentionally missing the opportunity to frighten those looking to a shiver at the knees.

Friendly critics noted the successful presence in the picture of family values, sentimentality and morality. Among the merits of the tape filmmakers, leaving reviews on the horror film "Visit", celebrated the shooting of the mokyumentari, immersing watching the action in real time. In their view, the cinema only benefited from this, since the plot does not shine with special innovation, although it does not lack the exciting turns.

Archetypal fairytale plot

The main characters of the picture, 15-year-old Becky (Olivia Dejonj) and 13-year-old Tyler (Ed Oksenbold), go to their grandfather and grandmother for a week. The relatives did not see each other in life, since their mother immediately after school, after quarrel left her father's house and did not maintain relations with her parents. Becky, dreaming of becoming a director, going on a trip, takes everything.

An elderly couple meets their grandchildren very cordially, only strongly recommends going to bed no later than half past nine. The first night after the arrival, the girl, going down to the kitchen after the designated time, stumbles upon a granny (Dianna Danagan), which behaves as a strange at least. In the morning, John's grandfather (Peter Macrobbi) confesses to his grandchildren that Grandma Doris suffers from a nerve disorder harmless to others - twilight confusion, a kind of sleepwalking. However, the eccentricities of the elderly do not end there, and the children decide to install a hidden camera to fix what is happening. Their attempt to get to the truth every day becomes more dangerous.

Actors' Ensemble

Acting casting all the critics who left reviews for the film "Visit" ("The visit"), unanimously praise. According to them, the performers were chosen so organically that during the viewing of the film there is no thought that they play roles according to the scenario. It seems that they just live their lives, not knowing about the shooting. What is not surprising, the creators managed to draw into the work on the picture of the real stars of the film industry. Actress Dianna Danagan is known to the viewer for the films "Detective Rush" and "House of Cards", Peter McRobby remembered looking at the bands "The Sopranos" and "Brokeback Mountain", Celia Keenan-Bolger shone in the cinema "Law and Order" and "Sister Jackie" , In the filmography of Samuel Striklena, the projects "The Right Wife", "Law and Order", Patrick Darro reincarnated in the heroes of the films "Durman" and "Underground Empire", Jorge Cordova gained experience in "The Dear Doctor" and "In the Field of View," Steve Annan demonstrated his acting talent in "New York" and " American adventure. " In 2015, all the actors listed added the film "Visit" to their track record. Reviews their game has a positive.

The main actors

Olivia DeJong and Ed Oksenbuld, despite their fairly young age, are not debutants in a big movie.

Eighteen-year-old Olivia has six pictures on her account, among which are "Sisterhood of the Night," which was released one year before "Visitation" and "Witness". After the cooperation with Shyamalan, the actress starred in the "Frightening Campaign" and in the "Safe Area".

Fifteen Ed Oksenbuld before "Visiting" was shot in the films of genres comedy and drama: "Amber Amulet", "Paper Airplanes", "Good for the First Time". His filmography at the moment is 13 movies, including the film "Visit".

Reviews of their level of performing skills, demonstrated in the horror, got high. According to the experts, young talents convincingly turned into a brother and sister, everywhere showing concern for each other not without mutual teasing. Follow them in the plot twists and turns fun and easy, and sometimes scary. For children-heroes the viewer always experiences especially.

Playing with the nuance

To the characters of the first plan is also attributed to Paul, the mother of a sister and brother, whose role was played by actress Catherine Khan. Before the famous comedian there was a difficult task. She had to reincarnate into a complex character, pass on the child's stupid childishness, vulnerability, the imprint of the drama of adolescence, current care and sincere maternal love for children. According to the reviews of the audience, the result of the efforts of Khan looks great. The actress is known to a wide audience on TV and movies: "Investigation of Jordan", "Thirst for Travels", "Consolidated Brethren", "We are Millers".

In the style of rap

"Visit" is the first horror film in M. Knight Shyamalan's career, the musical accompaniment to which was not created by the outstanding and popular in the film industry composer James Newton Howard. The producer, in view of the modest budget of the tape and the features of the construction of the narrative (the genre of "found film") decided to do without music at all. The only exception is the final credits, which go to the background performance of Tyler's rap composition, in which he describes what happened to him and his sister.

Verdict

According to the majority of authors-contributors of the media, devoted to the cinema, "Visit" is really spectacular, though, in a good way, a strange film. Although he does not repeat the atmosphere and elegance of the first works of the director, he still testifies to his return to the system. You can sincerely rejoice over him and be inspired to expect new unrivaled masterpieces. Moreover, the director used a part of personal savings to produce the painting "Visit". Such generosity M. Night Shyamalan explained the desire to regain full control over the creative process.