The Visit

So M Nights new piece of comedy horror third act twist was well, yeah.

The twist was nothing special, a couple of half good frights, and a nappy scene that was maybe the highlight ( lowlight ) of the film

Nothing to rush out for! Anyone else catch it over the weekend?

I thought Unbreakable was excellent, even better than The Sixth Sense, but yeah, after that his movies just got worse and worse. I'm tempted to see this one, though, just because it's the first one in ages that has decent reviews.

The Last Airbender is probably the most incompetently made movie I've ever seen with a budget of over 10 million dollars. I think I'll pass.

Updated On: 9/13/15 at 08:15 PM

I thought the movie was more interesting than the genre trappings (though they were well enough served), and especially appreciated how layered and dimensional the two children were, right on the page of the script. It's a fright show, with cheap shocks, to be sure. Some cheaper than others. But Shyamalan digs beneath the archetypes -- and iconic (cliched) Hansel and Gretel framework -- to explore children of divorce with some genuinely thoughtful and fresh ways. These kids are bright, articulate and unlike most in movies and TV, complicated and worth 90 minutes of our time. And Hahn and especially our first (and still definitive) Violet Weston, the fierce and fearless -- and may I say, subtle, camera considerate -- Deanna Dunagan, are quite effective. I'd never oversell this movie, but it's quite a ride, and it's smart in unexpected ways.