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M. Night Shyamalan had his heyday almost 20 years ago. He leapt out of the gate with such confidence he became a champion instantly. And then...something went awry. He became embarrassingly self-serious, his films drowning in pretension and strained allegories. His famous twists felt like a director attempting to re-create the triumph of " The Sixth Sense ," where the twist of the film was so successfully withheld from audiences that people went back to see the film again and again. But now, here comes " The Visit ," a film so purely entertaining that you almost forget how scary it is. With all its terror, "The Visit" is an extremely funny film.

There are too many horror cliches to even list ("gotcha" scares, dark basements, frightened children, mysterious sounds at night, no cellphone reception), but the main cliche is that it is a "found footage" film, a style already wrung dry. But Shyamalan injects adrenaline into it, as well as a frank admission that, yes, it is a cliche, and yes, it is absurd that one would keep filming in moments of such terror, but he uses the main strength of found footage: we are trapped by the perspective of the person holding the camera. Withhold visual information, lull the audience into safety, then turn the camera, and OH MY GOD WHAT IS THAT?

"The Visit" starts quietly, with Mom ( Kathryn Hahn ) talking to the camera about running away from home when she was 19: her parents disapproved of her boyfriend. She had two kids with this man who recently left them all for someone new. Mom has a brave demeanor, and funny, too, referring to her kids as "brats" but with mama-bear affection. Her parents cut ties with her, but now they have reached out from their snowy isolated farm and want to know their grandchildren. Mom packs the two kids off on a train for a visit.

Shyamalan breaks up the found footage with still shots of snowy ranks of trees, blazing sunsets, sunrise falling on a stack of logs. There are gigantic blood-red chapter markers: "TUESDAY MORNING", etc. These choices launch us into the overblown operatic horror style while commenting on it at the same time. It ratchets up the dread.

Becca ( Olivia DeJonge ) and Tyler ( Ed Oxenbould ) want to make a film about their mother's lost childhood home, a place they know well from all of her stories. Becca has done her homework about film-making, and instructs her younger brother about "frames" and "mise-en-scène." Tyler, an appealing gregarious kid, keeps stealing the camera to film the inside of his mouth and his improvised raps. Becca sternly reminds him to focus.

The kids are happy to meet their grandparents. They are worried about the effect their grandparents' rejection had on their mother (similar to Cole's worry about his mother's unfinished business with her own parent in "The Sixth Sense"). Becca uses a fairy-tale word to explain what she wants their film to do — it will be an "elixir" to bring home to Mom.

Nana ( Deanna Dunagan ), at first glance, is a Grandma out of a storybook, with a grey bun, an apron, and muffins coming out of the oven every hour. Pop Pop ( Peter McRobbie ) is a taciturn farmer who reminds the kids constantly that he and Nana are "old."

But almost immediately, things get crazy. What is Pop Pop doing out in the barn all the time? Why does Nana ask Becca to clean the oven, insisting that she crawl all the way in ? What are those weird sounds at night from outside their bedroom door? They have a couple of Skype calls with Mom, and she reassures them their grandparents are "weird" but they're also old, and old people are sometimes cranky, sometimes paranoid.

As the weirdness intensifies, Becca and Tyler's film evolves from an origin-story documentary to a mystery-solving investigation. They sneak the camera into the barn, underneath the house, they place it on a cabinet in the living room overnight, hoping to get a glimpse of what happens downstairs after they go to bed. What they see is more than they (and we) bargained for.

Dunagan and McRobbie play their roles with a melodramatic relish, entering into the fairy-tale world of the film. And the kids are great, funny and distinct. Tyler informs his sister that he wants to stop swearing so much, and instead will say the names of female pop singers. The joke is one that never gets old. He falls, and screams, "Sarah McLachlan!" When terrified, he whispers to himself, " Katy Perry ... " Tyler, filming his sister, asks her why she never looks in the mirror. "Your sweater is on backwards." As he grills her, he zooms in on her, keeping her face off-center, blurry grey-trunked trees filling most of the screen. The blur is the mystery around them. Cinematographer Maryse Alberti creates the illusion that the film is being made by kids, but also avoids the nauseating hand-held stuff that dogs the found-footage style.

When the twist comes, and you knew it was coming because Shyamalan is the director, it legitimately shocks. Maybe not as much as "The Sixth Sense" twist, but it is damn close. (The audience I saw it with gasped and some people screamed in terror.) There are references to " Halloween ", "Psycho" (Nana in a rocking chair seen from behind), and, of course, " Paranormal Activity "; the kids have seen a lot of movies, understand the tropes and try to recreate them themselves.

"The Visit" represents Shyamalan cutting loose, lightening up, reveling in the improvisational behavior of the kids, their jokes, their bickering, their closeness. Horror is very close to comedy. Screams of terror often dissolve into hysterical laughter, and he uses that emotional dovetail, its tension and catharsis, in almost every scene. The film is ridiculous on so many levels, the story playing out like the most monstrous version of Hansel & Gretel imaginable, and in that context, "ridiculous" is the highest possible praise.

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Sheila O'Malley received a BFA in Theatre from the University of Rhode Island and a Master's in Acting from the Actors Studio MFA Program. Read her answers to our Movie Love Questionnaire here .

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The Visit (2015)

Rated PG-13 disturbing thematic material including terror, violence and some nudity, and for brief language

Kathryn Hahn as Mother

Ed Oxenbould as Tyler Jamison

Benjamin Kanes as Dad

Peter McRobbie as Pop-Pop

Olivia DeJonge as Rebecca Jamison

Deanna Dunagan as Nana

M. Night Shyamalan

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Shyamalan's found-footage spooker has teens in peril.

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Teens learn to overcome past fears to deal with cu

The main characters are teens (13 and 15) who try

Dead bodies, one hanged. Elderly man killed in a s

Minor innuendo involving 13-year-old boy who imagi

"F--k" is used once. Other words include

Skype is used as part of the plot. Sony laptop sho

Adults occasionally smoke cigarettes. A boy mimes

Positive Messages

Teens learn to overcome past fears to deal with current situations. They sometimes work together but at other times are forced to split up.

Positive Role Models

The main characters are teens (13 and 15) who try their best to survive a bad situation; they're brave, but their situation isn't one anyone would emulate. The adults in the story aren't particularly admirable.

Violence & Scariness

Dead bodies, one hanged. Elderly man killed in a shocking way. Some blood. Spooky images, spooky dialogue, and jump scares. Stabbing with a mirror shard. Teens in jeopardy. Vomiting and poop. A man briefly assaults another man. Rifle briefly shown.

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Minor innuendo involving 13-year-old boy who imagines himself a ladykiller. Nana's naked bottom is shown twice.

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"F--k" is used once. Other words include "s--t," "ass," "ho," "bitch," "goddamn," "hell," "douche," and possibly "a--hole." Middle finger gesture.

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Parents need to know that The Visit is a found-footage horror movie from director M. Night Shyamalan . There are plenty of spooky images, sounds, and dialogue, as well as jump scares and a small amount of blood and gore. Viewers see dead bodies (including one killed in a rather shocking way), and two teens, 13 and 15, are frequently in peril. The 13-year-old boy fancies himself a ladykiller, which leads to some minor innuendo, and the "Nana" character's naked bottom is shown a couple of times. Language includes a use of "f--k," plus "s--t," "bitch," and more, most frequently spoken by the 13-year-old. Adult characters infrequently smoke cigarettes, and there's a very brief, mimed reference to smoking pot. Shyamalan is a filmmaker whom horror hounds love to hate, but this movie could be a comeback that fans will want to see. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails .

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What's the Story?

Thirteen-year-old Tyler ( Ed Oxenbould ) and 15-year-old Becca (Olivia DeJonge) agree to spend a week with their grandparents while encouraging their mom ( Kathryn Hahn ) to take a vacation with her boyfriend. The kids have never met their grandparents, "Nana" (Deanna Dunagan) and "Pop Pop" (Peter McRobbie), at least partly because when their mother left home 15 years earlier, something terrible apparently happened. At first things seem fine, but then Nana and Pop Pop start behaving strangely. Even if it can all be explained -- Nana gets "sundown" syndrome, and Pop Pop requires adult diapers -- it doesn't quite ease the feeling that something's wrong. Meanwhile, Becca documents their visit on video, hoping to capture something that explains it all.

Is It Any Good?

After several perplexing misfires, writer/director M. Night Shyamalan has scaled back, gone for a lower budget and a lighter tone, and emerged with his most effective movie in over a decade. THE VISIT begins interestingly; the potentially creepy moments can be easily explained away and even laughed off, but the director still manages to create a subtle, creeping dread that steadily builds toward the climax.

Shyamalan uses the found-footage concept with more creativity than most other filmmakers, displaying his usual intriguing grasp of three-dimensional space, as well as empty space. The characters themselves are even aware of certain cinematic theories that could make their "documentary" more interesting. They're refreshingly intelligent and self-aware, and they never blunder stupidly into any situation. If the movie has a drawback, it's that fans will be looking hard for clues to one of Shyamalan's big "twists." As to what it is, or whether there is one, we're not saying.

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Movie Details

In theaters : September 11, 2015
On DVD or streaming : January 5, 2016
Cast : Kathryn Hahn , Ed Oxenbould , Olivia DeJonge
Director : M. Night Shyamalan
Inclusion Information : Female actors
Studio : Universal Pictures
Genre : Horror
Run time : 94 minutes
MPAA rating : PG-13
MPAA explanation : disturbing thematic material including terror, violence and some nudity, and for brief language
Last updated : April 7, 2024

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The Visit review: the most shocking M. Night Shyamalan twist is a good movie

By Bryan Bishop
on September 10, 2015 10:18 am

A decade ago it was impossible to discuss supernatural thrillers without invoking the name of M. Night Shyamalan. After exploding into the popular consciousness with The Sixth Sense , the writer-director staked his claim with carefully crafted follow-ups like Signs and Unbreakable , eventually leading Newsweek to dub him “The Next Spielberg.” But Shyamalan faltered soon thereafter, and by the time his sci-fi adaptation After Earth rolled around two years ago, his name was practically being hidden in studio marketing materials .

With irrelevancy lurking in the shadows, like one of his fictional boogeymen, the director needed to save his career. So Shyamalan switched things up — trying his hand at television with the quirky Wayward Pines , and leaving Hollywood behind altogether for his new movie The Visit . As the filmmaker told us in July , The Visit was a completely self-funded affair, with Shyamalan putting up the money so he could make a smaller film in relative secrecy without the interference of studios or outside influences. The result is the best snapshot we have of Shyamalan the filmmaker as he stands today.

Judging from the bonkers mix of horror and comedy that is The Visit , he may have gone totally insane — and that’s a wonderful thing.

The movie follows 15-year-old Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and her younger brother Tyler (a hilarious Ed Oxenbould). Their mother, played by Kathryn Hahn, is still suffering in the wake of her recent divorce, and to give everyone some space, the kids go off for a week to visit their grandparents for the very first time. Nana and Pop Pop (Deanna Dunagan and Peter McRobbie) are warm, if not a bit quirky, at first, but as the visit stretches on, it becomes clear that something is very, very wrong.

Yes, The Visit is a found footage movie, and it’s the first clue that this is a break from the Shyamalan we’ve seen before. As a director, he built his career on meticulously crafted shots and camera moves that carried an almost mathematical precision, but that’s all thrown out the window here. Becca is an aspiring filmmaker, intent on documenting the visit for her mom, and as she enlists Tyler to help, the film takes on a chaotic visual energy that adds a layer of unease when contrasted with Shyamalan’s methodical pace. Where it differs from the Paranormal Activities of the world is that it’s actually beautiful at times; very often Shyamalan simply can’t help but find a gorgeous way to light a scene or evoke a mood, and it keeps the film fresh where the sub-genre has otherwise been pummeled into the ground and left for dead.

But visual technique is only worth so much, and what makes The Visit tick is the two young lead actors, who after a bumpy start settle into their self-conscious, found footage groove. DeJonge is grounded and believable as the older sister, her character endlessly precious and pretentious about her own filmmaking in what feels like Shyamalan having a laugh at himself for once. Oxenbould’s Tyler, on the other end, is the film’s comedic engine; a junior high suburbanite with hip-hop aspirations (he calls himself "T-Diamond Stylus") that deploys a comical adolescent bravado to cover up struggles with his parents’ separation.

Laughs and scares stack in a Jenga of oddball entertainment

That’s the other big surprise here: The Visit is actually funny , and not in a passing joke kind of way. It’s wild and outrageous, stacking laughs and scares atop one another in a giant Jenga of oddball entertainment. Contrasted with the overthought restraint of Shyamalan’s earlier work, The Visit is the Wild West; the kind of movie that uses a character’s unnerving penchant for skulking around nude as both a running joke and surprise scare, and that takes another’s obsessive tendencies and pays them off with a scatalogical gag that had me laughing and cringing in equal measure. It doesn’t always work — the mix is so bizarre that some jokes simply fail to land — but there’s a giddy energy that courses through the movie from beginning to end.

More than anything else, it feels like Shyamalan Unleashed, operating without the weight of expectations for the first time in years. The filmmaker had actually focused on smaller, character-driven films before The Sixth Sense changed his career trajectory, but ever since that early success, his movies seemed to chase the same formula, twist endings and all. The Visit doesn’t seem concerned with living up to those expectations — there’s no mistaking this for a Spielbergian tale — and it’s a fresher story for it.

If The Visit was some midnight movie festival discovery, we’d be talking about its odd weirdness and the potential of its creator; we’d ask if they could take the promise of this small, indie film and transition into the land of big-scale studio movies. Oddly enough, it’s the same question that should be asked of Shyamalan now. But for the moment, he appears to be keeping things small. His next film is set to be another collaboration with Jason Blum, the low-budget horror producer behind Insidious and the Paranormal Activity films, and while people will certainly have higher expectations his next time out, I hope we see more of this weirder, care-free Shyamalan. He may not be making The Sixth Sense anymore, sure, but for the first time in a very long time, he’s making movies that are actually fun .

The Visit opens Friday, September 11th.

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Review: ‘The Visit’ Is ‘Hansel and Gretel’ With Less Candy and More Camcorders

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By Manohla Dargis

Sept. 10, 2015

In “The Visit,” an amusingly grim fairy tale, floorboards creak, doors squeak and lights lower and sometimes shriek to black. The story, a “Hansel and Gretel” redo for Generation Selfie, has the virtue of simplicity and familiarity: A young brother and sister travel into the deep, dark woods, but where they once innocently held hands, they’re now holding camcorders to record an adventure quickened by anxious laughs, yelps and screams and one shivery long knife. These children don’t need someone else to immortalize their once-upon-a-time; they just point and shoot.

The director M. Night Shyamalan has a fine eye and a nice, natural way with actors, and he has a talent for gently rap-rap-rapping on your nerves. At his best, he skillfully taps the kinds of primitive fears that fuel scary campfire stories and horror flicks; at his worst, he tries too hard to be an auteur instead of just good, letting his overwrought stories and self-consciousness get in the way of his technique. After straining at originality for too long, he has gone back to basics in “The Visit,” with a stripped-down story and scale, a largely unknown (excellent) cast and one of those classically tinged tales of child peril that have reliably spooked audiences for generations.

This Hansel and Gretel come equipped not only with his-and-her cameras but also a Spielbergian family dynamic, featuring a loving if somewhat distracted single mother (Kathryn Hahn) and an absent father. One of those well-meaning women whose desires unwittingly unleash a world of chaos, Mom (as she’s credited) opens the movie with some yammering, squirming like a witness for the prosecution in front of a camera operated by her off-screen daughter, Becca (an appealing Olivia DeJonge). Becca and her younger brother, Tyler (Ed Oxenbould, a charmingly exuberant scene-stealer), are to stay with their maternal grandparents while Mom and her boyfriend go on a cruise, and Becca has decided to make a documentary about the trip, the first of many references to moviemaking.

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In narrative terms, Mr. Shyamalan keeps it streamlined and simple. Becca and Tyler travel alone to visit their grandparents Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie), whom the children have never met or seen in photos. As Mom tells Becca, she hasn’t been in touch with her parents since she left home years earlier, for reasons she refuses to explain, introducing a mystery that ignites a smoldering ember of doubt. Ms. Hahn, an appealingly disheveled blur, does a nice job of setting the enigmatic scene. With her beseeching eyes, Mom looks as if she’s asking for forgiveness, even as the laughter convulsing her mouth insists everything is all right. (Ms. Hahn, one of those screen presences who pushes and pulls at you, at times brings to mind a softer-edged Karen Black.)

Most of what follows takes place in Nana and Pop Pop’s house, an isolated storybook spread. Mr. Shyamalan sets a nice farmhouse scene, with an interior that looks copied straight from Heartland Monthly, complete with sagging armchairs, plank flooring and a rag rug as big as a Volkswagen. The grandparents, in turn, are pure Grant Wood types: gray, lean, almost stringy and a little hard. If they were older or the movie were, you could imagine them hardscrabbling their way through the Depression or driving a Model T out of Oklahoma. To that end, Ms. Dunagan and Mr. McRobbie at first play it largely straight and opaque, with the kind of tightly wound smiles and controlled gestures that suggest Puritan stock or perhaps madness.

Something weird slithers in, first in a crawlspace and then when Nana asks Becca for help cleaning the mischievously large oven, which was apparently built for roasting pigs and other juicy creatures. A total tease, Mr. Shyamalan has fun deploying such time-tested horror tricks, and conducts an entire orchestra of squeaks and screeches amid the shock cuts and Becca and Tyler’s cockeyed camera angles. He also plays with the filmmaking theme, mostly through Becca, a pretentious baby auteur who throws around terms like mise-en-scène. As the scares gather, though, and she loses directorial control, Becca becomes what she always was: every filmgoer (and critic) who thinks she knows everything about making movies, which may be why Mr. Shyamalan so enjoys tormenting her.

“The Visit” is rated PG-13 (Parents strongly cautioned). It’s a hard world for little things.

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The Visit follows Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and Tyler (Ed Oxenbould), two siblings who head out to rural Pennsylvania to document the meeting of their estranged grandparents, last seen when their mother (Kathryn Hahn) left home fifteen years ago. When Becca and Tyler arrive at Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop's (Peter McRobbie) farm, they immediately set about crafting the documentary with the intent of showing how their mother leaving home at a young age echoes the pattern of their own father abandoning them when they needed him the most.

However, as Becca and Tyler focus the lens closer on Nana and Pop Pop the more abnormal their subjects reveal themselves to be. As the week-long visit crawls along, the cracks in the grandparents' good-natured facade widen and widen, finally exploding in a fit of horror that Becca and Tyler must fight to survive.

The latest film from beleaguered filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan, The Visit is a fun and kitschy horror parable - though the trademark Shyamalan twist will be a big disappoint for many viewers.

Shyamalan both wrote and directed The Visit , and as his critics might expect, it's a "blessing and a curse" package. On the directorial front, there isn't much crafting or technique to speak of, due to the found-footage format of the film. Like every movie in the (tired) sub-genre, the found-footage "technique" involves coming up with reasonable scenarios and context for people to be filming themselves - and to continue doing so, even when in peril. While the The Visit does manage to root its voyeuristic perspective in both the narrative themes and the personality matrixes of the two main characters, the format nonetheless feels binding, and in moments of real fright or action the usual shaky cam antics disrupt the viewing experience. In short: if you don't like found-footage, you won't like this found-footage movie.

On paper, however, The Visit does manage to capture a lot of the richness of classic '70s or early '80s horror, unfortunately wrapping it around a flimsy twist - one that will likely elicit more bad stigma for Shyamalan, the crowned king of flimsy twists. To the movie's credit, Shyamalan does what good horror storytellers are supposed to: he takes a familiar and relatable concept (going to visit your grandparents) and twists it into something unfamiliar and menacing. The Visit indeed has that "campfire ghost story" quality that could've made it an enduring horror parable - so for anyone who likes their fright flicks on that level (read: creepy more than scary or gruesome) this will be a nice fit. The tone of the story is also blessedly kitschy and always self-aware enough to not take itself too seriously, which creates a level of horror/comedy that fans can at least laugh along with (as opposed to at ).

The cast of characters are drawn well enough, though the two main characters may put-off viewers who can't appreciate the level of meta humor in the would-be media stars. Both Olivia DeJonge and Ed Oxenbould thankfully polish their characters into genuine modern (pre-)teens, fleshing out the otherwise flat caricatures of pretentious film snob and "ethnically confused" suburban rapper - personas the movie pokes fun at. In certain scenes where more drama and depth are required, both young leads actually deliver quite well, and Shyamalan interjects some genuine heart and drama into the film (though those same dramatic moments, while quality on their own, feel a bit at odds with the otherwise horror kitsch tone of the film).

Deanna Dunagan ( Unforgettable ) and Peter McRobbie ( Daredevil ) jump in with both feet to the roles of Nana and Pop Pop, respectively. Though the movie keeps the oddball old couple at arm's length, the two veteran character actors own every scene they're in, sometimes with just body movements and glances. The Visit only keeps traction because of what Dunagan and McRobbie can deliver; if nothing else, the electricity of what they might do keeps every scene they're in lively and riveting. On the peripheral, Kathryn Hahn pops in for a funny light portrayal as "The Mom," only to have to swing all that funny charm over into some key (overly heavy?) dramatic moments.

In the end, The Visit is fine horror matinée (or future rental) material for fans who don't mind the kitchsy campfire story style of the film. Those hoping for Shyamalan to continue his 'comeback' after the success of Wayward Pines , or for the filmmaker to deliver another twist on par with The Sixth Sense , will end up walking away disappointed.

The Visit is now playing in theaters. It is 94 minutes and is Rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including terror, violence and some nudity, and for brief language.

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Following a run of disasters/disappointments that included Lady in the Water , The Happening , The Last Airbender, and After Earth , it would be fair to wonder whether M. Night Shyamalan could ever bounce back with another quality directorial effort. Here’s the good news: his new film, The Visit , is a nice big step in the right direction. A horror thriller told in the faux-doc format (more on that later), the movie is economical, tight, creepy, and actually even pretty damn funny. After a string of ponderous bores, this is the director having fun and not taking either himself or the material so seriously. The result is his best film in more than a decade.

The Visit follows a young brother and sister, Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and Tyler (Ed Oxenbould), who go to stay with the grandparents they’ve never met before (Deanna Dunagan and Peter McRobbie) on an extended visit while their mom (Kathryn Hahn) takes her own vacation with a new beau. As soon as they get to Nana and Pop Pop’s isolated farmhouse, however, things quickly take a turn for the strange.

Told not to leave their room after 9:30 pm, the siblings do just that and witness some rather odd sights. But that’s just the start, as Nana and Pop Pop’s behavior becomes even more bizarre, and the two kids wonder if they’ll ever get home.

One thing Shyamalan has always gotten right in his best films, like The Sixth Sense or Unbreakable , is character: his people may sometimes be eccentric but his better-written ones are recognizably human. The kids in The Visit feel real in the way they each deal with their family’s dysfunctional past and with each other: wannabe rap star Tyler can be annoying, but in a natural, almost endearing way, not like the obnoxious kids we find in a lot of genre movies and TV shows (cough, cough, The Strain ). Kathryn Hahn, in her brief scenes, also brings a lot of emotional resonance to the role of the mom, who’s juggling her own conflicted feelings about her estranged parents with her concern for her kids and her desire to enjoy her new relationship.

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The tricky part is bringing the grandparents into all this, but Shyamalan and his two excellent actors make it work, effectively walking the line between comedy and terror. Old people can seem really strange and frightening to kids, and Shyamalan uses this effectively throughout the film as well, making Nana and Pop Pop not completely unsympathetic even when Nana is chasing the kids around a crawlspace like a rabid dog, buttocks flapping in the wind through her torn housecoat. And if that image sounds disturbing, there’s more where that came from. The fun of The Visit is that you never know whether to laugh or gasp at what goes on in that farmhouse, and the director is clearly having a good time keeping you off-balance.

Less interesting is his use of the faux-doc (or found footage, or whatever the hell it’s called these days) format. Becca, an aspiring filmmaker, is ostensibly making a documentary about her and Tyler’s reunion with their grandparents, but as is often the case these days, one occasionally gets pulled out of the movie by the format’s constant distractions: why is someone still holding a camera and filming as they’re being thrown down a flight of stairs, for example? Becca’s interest in filmmaking is a reasonable enough way to introduce the conceit, but the film doesn’t need the gimmick. Even though Shyamalan handles it more skillfully than most, it still feels unnecessary.

But it’s not fatal. In purely technical terms, Shyamalan is not about to let the faux-doc esthetic dominate his movie or his imagery, which remains, for the most part, clearly and confidently framed and shot. And on a narrative level, The Visit sustains a level of weird creepiness throughout. Its scares are earned, as are its laughs, and for the first time in a long time, the trademark Shyamalan twist works well and feels organic to the story and the world built around it.

Like many fine horror movies, The Visit plays like a combination of fractured fairy tale (there’s a lot of Hansel & Gretel here, as one can see just from the trailer ) and waking nightmare. The cast strikes the right tone, the imagery is unsettling and surreal (and, in a few choice spots, squirm-inducingly gross), and the movie makes you care enough about its central characters that you feel more than just a distant disgust, or worse, a sense of comeuppance at what happens to them – the mark of too many genre outings. The Visit doesn’t repeat what Shyamalan did with his early classics, but it finds him a relaxed, playful space where he is clearly enjoying what he is doing again. Let’s hope he comes back here more often.

The Visit is out in theaters Friday (September 11).

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I love M. Night Shyamalan movies and I have no qualms about admitting that I’m a fan. I was hooked from “The Sixth Sense” and “Unbreakable,” and I stand by my contention that “The Village” is a fantastic film that was poorly and incorrectly marketed as a horror film when it’s clearly not. And . . . get ready for this one: I adore “Lady in the Water.” Yes, yes, I understand many of you are groaning in pain right now, but I loved the lack of the audience-expected twist, and I loved that it was a straight-up fantasy film set in contemporary times. However, eventually fans are disappointed by their directors, so when “ The Happening ” . . . um, happened . . . I was hugely let down, and this is where Shyamalan lost me; I never bothered to see “ The Last Airbender ” or “After Earth” as I joined the majority of the filmgoing world that felt he’d lost his touch. Until now. Wherever the heck he went, whatever soul-searching he went through, whatever he’s been doing — holy Toledo, it worked. The Visit is one of Shyamalan’s best films.

Shyamalan has made his career on dodging pigeonholes — each film is a different type. “The Sixth Sense” was his thriller, “Unbreakable” was a superhero movie before that was even a fully-developed genre, and “Signs” was his sci-fier. “The Village” was a period piece, followed by his fantasy “Lady in the Water.” Today, it’s clear Shyamalan has been paying close attention to the last fifteen years of horror and suspense, because with The Visit he’s given us one of the best found-footage horror films I’ve seen in years.

A “documentary” filmed and edited by fifteen-year-old Becca (Olivia DeJonge, “The Sisterhood of Night”), The Visit chronicles a week-long visit by Becca and her thirteen-year-old brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould, “ Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day ”). The film opens on an interview with their mother (Kathryn Hahn, “ Tomorrowland ”), who explains that she fell in love with their now-absent father when she was nineteen. She references a very bad afternoon that was the catalyst for her fifteen year separation from her parents, and tells Becca that their grandparents were actually the ones to finally reach out after so long.

In the hopes of reconciliation, Mom agrees to allow Becca and Tyler visit their grandparents in the country for a week while she takes a short vacation with her new boyfriend. Excited by the opportunity, budding filmmaker Becca brings her cameras and enlists Tyler as her B-camera operator.

Typical found-footage exposition carries us to Masonville, PA by train, and the story picks up quickly once the teens arrive at the farm. Becca and Tyler are welcomed by sweet homemaker Nana (Deanna Dunagan, “Just Like a Woman”) and hardworking, old-school Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie, “ Inherent Vice ”) who share their lives with them during the day, and tuck them in for the night at 9:30pm. Over the next few days, Becca and Tyler witness incredibly strange behavior from their Nana and Pop Pop — Nana shuffles through the house at night, and Pop Pop is extremely secretive about a shed on the property — but each explains away the behavior with excuses of elderly sundowning and embarrassment about getting older. Of course, this is only the tip of the iceberg, and Becca and Tyler find themselves encountering stranger and more unsettling behavior as the week goes on.

With The Visit , M. Night Shyamalan has written and directed an incredibly well-crafted found-footage film. The juxtaposition of tension and comic relief is staggeringly masterful, especially since found-footage has been so overdone (poorly), and he wields the unfamiliar setting of the farmhouse powerfully against both Becca and Tyler and the audience. The four main characters are stellar personalities, and each one stands out for a different reason: Becca is the young filmmaker who takes her work very seriously, carefully crafting frames and cinematic scenes for her documentary; Pop Pop takes extreme pride in being a strong farmworker, but struggles greatly with his increasing age; Nana is kind and fun-loving, baking cookies and playing hide and seek with her grandchildren, but fights to retain control of her faculties in the evening. Finally, there’s Tyler, who absolutely steals the show. At first, he’s just a caricature — a thirteen-year-old kid who thinks he’s the next successful rap artist — but as the film continues, he very quickly becomes the best character onscreen. Oxenbould breaks out from the screen with Tyler’s quick wit, hilarious self-retakes, and decision to give up cursing, substituting the names of female pop artists for four-letter words. He is the crux of the essential comic relief; with each scene of extreme tension and suspense, Shyamalan pairs a scene with Tyler acting like the little brother you wouldn’t mind tagging along. Without him, the movie would lose half its effect.

There are so many fantastic things about this movie that it’s impossible to fully explain the experience without spoiling plotpoints. This is absolutely a film you must see in the theater, and with a crowd of people if you can. Seeing The Visit is like seeing “The Blair Witch Project” or “ Paranormal Activity ” in the theater again; the best part of seeing an incredible horror film is enduring the tension and enjoying the laughs that follow. Everyone is still and silent until the tension breaks, and everyone relaxes together, laughing at how high out of their seats they jumped. As a seasoned horror fan, I was thrilled by how effectively Shyamalan directed these moments again and again and again. There are bona fide jumps, there are incredibly creepy moments throughout, and most impressive is how simple, yet potent, each scare really is.

M. Night Shyamalan has taken a genre that has gotten old very, very quickly, and has given us a film that not only revitalizes the enjoyment of seeing a horror movie in the theater; it has definitely revitalized his career. No matter when or why you gave up on his movies, you must give this one a watch. The Visit is “The Sixth Sense” good and this ex-fan is absolutely back on board, excited to see what comes next.

Tagged: family , farm , found footage , grandchildren

School teacher by day. Horror aficionado by night.

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September 12, 2015 @ 1:55 pm craz

M. Night Shyamalan finally made a good movie again. This movie has a great mix of scares and laughs and his trademark surprise wasn’t forced in for the sake of having a twist.

September 12, 2015 @ 2:27 pm Tomahawk

It’s a good movie but I can’t help but think it would be better received if Shyamalan’s name wasn’t attached to it.

September 12, 2015 @ 2:43 pm Miranda

I’m going to see it tomight

September 12, 2015 @ 3:30 pm Jackson Gee

It’s a solid horror film. Not the scariest around but it’s got a good creepy suspenseful vibe going for it. I hope Shyamalan can capitalize on this rediscovery of his talent.

September 12, 2015 @ 8:02 pm soapdish

Or just stop trying so hard. Keep it simple and good things will come of it.

September 12, 2015 @ 10:22 pm bazzarus

Rediscovery? Other than Avatar, he’s been directing films his way. His trivialization is from people just hating on him to hate on him.

September 12, 2015 @ 3:51 pm golden lass

I went in with the lowest of expectations because Shyamalan burned me one to many times. I’m happy to report it’s his best film since Signs but I’m still going to remain cautious for his next title – I’m not convinced he won’t fall into his old habits.

September 12, 2015 @ 5:17 pm fashionably_denim

Stick to horror M. Stay away from cartoon properties and actors last named Smith.

September 12, 2015 @ 5:29 pm blink183

LisaPas, outstanding review. I’ll be paying The Visit a visit during the week!

September 12, 2015 @ 8:45 pm tviolinist

kid is funny but a lousy rapper. found footage shlock is as irritating as ever. movie is nothing special, good for a one time watch maybe

September 13, 2015 @ 7:41 am bloodparty

It’s not Shyamalan’s best nor do I think it is he ‘rebirth’ but it is the best horror film of the year when you consider the ‘big-name’ competition: Insidious: Chapter 3, Sinister 2, The Lazarus Effect, and Poltergeist.

September 13, 2015 @ 7:13 pm Last Impulse

Visit is just as overhype as all the other Shylaminamindingdong stuff.

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The only way is up for nosediving onetime golden boy M Night Shyamalan following the disastrous hat-trick of ‘The Happening’, ‘The Last Airbender’ and ‘After Earth’ – a run of shockers that make Ed Wood look like Scorsese. And on the surface, ‘The Visit’ looks like a welcome return to the ‘The Sixth Sense’ writer-director’s early successes, with its rural Pennsylvania setting, hairpin plot and forgettable title. It’s constructed as a homemade documentary by 15-year-old movie geek Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and her wannabe-rap-star little brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould), whose trip to visit their estranged grandparents (Deanna Duggan and Peter McRobbie) gradually flips from a fun family getaway to a terrifying endurance test when it turns out the old folks have some unsavoury nocturnal habits.

Shyamalan proves he’s not lost his knack for a short, sharp shock – there’s a hide-and-seek scene that’ll leave you whimpering – and the inevitable twist is a doozy. But there are two major problems here, and they’re both blonde, blue-eyed and unbearable: if Becca’s cheery habit of spouting great chunks of moviemaking lore isn’t irksome enough, Tyler’s penchant for breaking into squeaky improvised rhyme might actually induce panic attacks. The result is a bizarre, conflicted mess, horrifying when it’s trying to be funny, oddly appealing when it turns the screws. Still, if you’ve ever wanted to hear a lisping 12-year-old rap about how traumatic it is to have shit rubbed in your face by a elderly relative, step right up.

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Release date: Friday 11 September 2015
Duration: 94 mins

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Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Screenwriter: M. Night Shyamalan
Kathryn Hahn
Ed Oxenbould
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Deanna Dunagan
Olivia DeJonge
Peter McRobbie

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Olivia DeJonge as Becca; Ed Oxenbould as Tyler; Kathryn Hahn as Loretta (Mom); Deanna Dunagan as Nana; Peter McRobbie as Pop Pops

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It’s not that Becca and Tyler are really excited about taking a trip to see their estranged grandparents. After all, they’ve never even met them before. In fact, since their mom stormed out of her parents’ lives when she was 19, she hasn’t really seen or spoken to them either. But Nana and Pop Pops have repeatedly reached out in hopes of meeting the kids. And from Becca’s perspective, this trip, this newly forged connection could be a perfect opportunity.

Namely, that it will allow Becca to procure the “elixir” her mom so desperately needs.

To most people that kind of talk probably sounds overly dramatic. But that’s the kind of introspective, bright and thoughtful teen Becca is. She’s determined to record their whole trip as a sort of cinéma vérité that will serve the dual purpose of school project and, well, mythical quest.

You see, ever since her father found “something better” and walked out on them all a few years back, everything in their family has been on a downward spiral. Her young brother is oddly germophobic. Becca has become sort of adverse to looking in the mirror. Worse, Mom can’t seem to break out of a pattern of self-defeating choices.

If, in the course of this interview-based documentary video, Becca can help her grandparents and her mom see just how much they miss each other, just how much they need each other, why, Becca’s pretty sure that could set everything on the right path again. It would be the magical healing elixir that her family needs.

That shouldn’t be too hard to make happen, should it? I mean, that’s what families are supposed to do. No matter how harshly Mom has spoken of her parents in the past, they can’t be that bad! Surely they can forgive and forget.

They’re not monsters, after all.

Positive Elements

Becca’s efforts to get the forgiveness elixir for her mom is both selfless and lovingly thoughtful. And at one point Mom even admits that forgiveness and reparation with her parents have always been within her reach. She recognizes, finally, that it was pride that made her refuse to grasp onto them. She encourages her daughter to never make that same mistake. “Please don’t hold on to anger, Becca” she tells the girl.

Both Becca and Tyler fight to protect each other.

Sexual Content

We see that Mom and her newest boyfriend are enjoying a week away together at a beach retreat getaway. During a Skype session, Mom dances around in a bikini top. Nana accidentally displays her bare backside and, on another occasion, is seen fully nude from the rear. Tyler poses in a video clip with his shirt off, reportedly offering a little “candy for the ladies.” He raps about puberty and his appeal to “skanks” and “hos” at his school. Women ogle shirtless men who are showing off in a contest.

Violent Content

Pop Pops explains that Nana suffers from a specific dementia (called “sundowning”) that only takes hold of her at night. We see her running around the house slamming and scraping at the walls. As the condition worsens, she pounds herself in the head, swings a knife threateningly and smashes Becca face-first into a mirror (which shatters). The kids catch Pop Pops with a shotgun barrel in his mouth.

One woman is hanged. Another is stabbed repeatedly with a large shard of glass. We see a hammer covered in caked blood and hair, and two decaying corpses. Both kids are battered and pummeled—thrown to the ground, bloodied with blows and dragged by the hair. A man is tackled, kicked and has his head slammed repeatedly into a refrigerator door (just out of the frame).

Crude or Profane Language

One f-word and two s-words join one or two uses each of “h—,” “a–” and “b–ch.” God’s name is combined once with “d–n.” Tyler flips his middle finger at his sister. He decides he wants to use female pop star names instead of swear words, turning artists such as Shakira and Katy Perry into joke-focused cusses.

Drug and Alcohol Content

Nana smokes a cigarette. Tyler mimes smoking a joint.

Other Negative Elements

Vomit and excrement are used for the dual purposes of humor and horror, with someone getting a face full of the latter.

What is it that teeters and totters a dramatic movie over into the realm of horror? Some filmmakers believe that push demands twisted depictions of horrid gruesomeness. Others opt for shocking creepy-crawlies that leap from the shadows and skitter across the ceiling.

Here, famed suspense director M. Night Shyamalan suggests that horror only requires a youthful point of view and a pair of grandparents showing the weaknesses of old age—frailties that include such things as the spits and spats of dementia and the embarrassing bodily rebellion of incontinence. And that quirky concept, quite frankly, is what gives The Visit its initial sense of humor and freshness in this genre.

(Though freshness is perhaps the wrong descriptor when we’re talking about soiled adult diapers, isn’t it?)

The Visit ends with some solidly wise advice. And it’s certainly more palatable than your average bloodcurdling, R-rated gush-in-the-nighter. But like all horror pics, the things that disquiet us most must be amplified before they reach mall multiplexes. Which means odd nocturnal movements become frantic and crazed. Awkward dribbles become spews. Before you know it, the zest of an original perspective explodes against the screen in predictably wincing and foul and violent ways.

After spending more than two decades touring, directing, writing and producing for Christian theater and radio (most recently for Adventures in Odyssey, which he still contributes to), Bob joined the Plugged In staff to help us focus more heavily on video games. He is also one of our primary movie reviewers.

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The Ending Of The Visit Explained

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Contains spoilers for The Visit

M. Night Shyamalan is notorious for using dramatic twists towards the endings of his films, some of which are pulled off perfectly and add an extra layer of depth to a sprawling story (hello, Split ). Some of the director's other offerings simply keep the audience on their toes rather than having any extra subtext or hidden meaning. Shyamalan's 2015 found-footage horror-comedy The Visit , which he wrote and directed, definitely fits in the latter category, aiming for style over substance.

The Visit follows 15-year-old Becca Jamison (Olivia DeJonge) and her 13-year-old brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) when they spend the week with their mother's estranged parents, who live in another town. Loretta (played by WandaVision 's Kathryn Hahn ) never explained to her children why she separated herself away from her parents, but clearly hopes the weekend could help bring the family back together.

Although The Visit occasionally toys with themes of abandonment and fear of the unknown, it wasn't particularly well-received by critics on its initial release, as many struggled with its bizarre comedic tone in the found-footage style. So, after Tyler and his camera record a number of disturbing occurrences like Nana (Deanna Dunagan) projectile-vomiting in the middle of the night and discovering "Pop Pop"'s (Peter McRobbie) mountain of used diapers, it soon becomes clear that something isn't right with the grandparents.

Here's the ending of The Visit explained.

The Visit's twist plays on expectations

Because Shyamalan sets up the idea of the separation between Loretta and her parents very early on — and doesn't show their faces before Becca and Tyler meet them — the film automatically creates a false sense of security. Even more so since the found-footage style restricts the use of typical exposition methods like flashbacks or other scenes which would indicate that Nana and Pop Pop aren't who they say they are. Audiences have no reason to expect that they're actually two escapees from a local psychiatric facility.

The pieces all come together once Becca discovers her real grandparents' corpses in the basement, along with some uniforms from the psychiatric hospital. It confirms "Nana" and "Pop-Pop" escaped from the institution and murdered the Jamisons because they were a similar age, making it easy to hide their whereabouts from the authorities. And they would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for those meddling kids.)

However, after a video call from Loretta reveals that the pair aren't her parents, the children are forced to keep up appearances — but the unhinged duo start to taunt the siblings. Tyler in particular is forced to face his fear of germs as "Pop Pop" wipes dirty diapers in his face. The germophobia is something Shyamalan threads through Tyler's character throughout The Visit, and the encounter with "Pop Pop" is a basic attempt of showing he's gone through some kind of trial-by-fire to get over his fears.

But the Jamison kids don't take things lying down: They fight back in vicious fashion — a subversion of yet another expectation that young teens might would wait for adults or law enforcement officers to arrive before doing away with their tormentors.

Its real message is about reconciliation

By the time Becca stabs "Nana" to death and Tyler has repeatedly slammed "Pop-Pop"'s head with the refrigerator door, their mother and the police do arrive to pick up the pieces. In a last-ditch attempt at adding an emotional undertone, Shyamalan reveals Loretta left home after a huge argument with her parents. She hit her mother, and her father hit her in return. But Loretta explains that reconciliation was always on the table if she had stopped being so stubborn and just reached out. One could take a domino-effect perspective and even say that Loretta's stubbornness about not reconnecting and her sustained distance from her parents put them in exactly the vulnerable position they needed to be for "Nana" and "Pop-Pop" to murder them.

Loretta's confession actually mirrors something "Pop-Pop" told Tyler (before his run-in with the refrigerator door): that he and "Nana" wanted to spend one week as a normal family before dying. They should've thought about that before murdering a pair of innocent grandparents, but here we are.

So, is The Visit trying to say that if we don't keep our families together, they'll be replaced by imposters and terrify our children? Well, probably not. The Visit tries to deliver a message about breaking away from old habits, working through your fears, and stop being so stubborn over arguments that don't have any consequences in the long-run. Whether it actually sticks the landing on all of those points is still up for debate.

‘The Visit’: Theater Review

Lesley Manville gives a chillingly brilliant performance in Tony Kushner's grand, flawed adaptation of the Dürrenmatt play.

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Director Jeremy Herrin’s extraordinary take on Friedrich Dürrenmatt’s 1956 play “ The Visit ” is less of a production and more of a show. A wordy one, to be sure, which is no surprise since it’s an adaptation by Tony Kushner that, including two intermissions, comes in at three-and-a-half hours. It’s never going to be described as fleet-footed, and there are undeniable longueurs, but with a 28-person cast, five musicians, 12 child acrobats, 16 supernumeraries and a 30-person choir, fascinatingly theatrical it most certainly is. And it’s topped off by a chillingly brilliant lead performance from Lesley Manville .

Rather like Eugene O’Neill’s “The Iceman Cometh,” but with more laughs, the first part of the play consists of the entire cast anxiously awaiting the arrival of the key character, in this case, the fierce and fabulously wealthy Claire Zachanassian (Manville). For the first time since she left as an adolescent 45 years ago, she’s returning to her fast-fading hometown of Slurry — in Kushner’s hands, we’re outside New York — which has not so much fallen on hard times as become bankrupt.

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In the first in a succession of directorial triumphs from Herrin, his set designer Vicki Mortimer, lighting designer Paule Constable and sound designer Paul Arditti, we hear the screaming brakes and billowing clouds of steam as the (unseen) express train screams to a halt. And there, as the clouds part, is Manville’s Claire.

A dazzling cross between Eva Perón and Elaine Stritch, with a side order of Bette Davis, the glitteringly bitter Manville doesn’t so much walk the cavernous stage of the Olivier Theatre as stalk it. Backed up at every turn by her entourage of flunkies led by an erstwhile judge-turned-butler, plus her pretty-but-vacant seventh husband — not to mention an ominously empty coffin — she is commanding in every sense.

Initially playing her cards close to her lavishly dressed chest (the exquisite costumes are by Moritz Junge), she holds not just the townsfolk in thrall, but the entire audience. Having quizzed everyone about the state of affairs, she declares she will be the town’s savior and donate a billion dollars. But universal rejoicing is stopped in its tracks by her announcement of a single terrifying condition: At the climax of the lengthy first act she demands justice. For her, justice is retribution of the worst possible kind, and she has Alfred in her crosshairs.

From that point onwards, it becomes clear that “The Visit” is more of a fable than a play. An eventful plot is replaced by a premise: How far will people go in pursuit of wealth and prosperity? In the second and third acts, everyone makes the right noises, but they’re simultaneously preparing for what they argue is the best and which we know is the worst. It’s like a reverse spin on “It’s A Wonderful Life,” with the town slowly weighing up Claire’s utterly extreme demand and allowing greed not just to thrive, but, possibly, to win.

Alongside the increasingly vivid dramatization of the implications of her demand, Kushner builds a few too many opportunities for himself to debate the ideas behind it all. As a result, he slows proceedings down with well-written but static disquisitions. Yet Manville gives her character an unimpeachable self-confidence, filling the auditorium with such voice and staring demeanor that audiences are carried along. And speaking of impeachment, is it any wonder that the play set in the ’50s about the lure of money and the selling of a place’s soul resonates so strongly now?

One of the night’s biggest surprises is a song between Manville and Weaving that pops up, seemingly out of nowhere. She drops her fire and frost, he relinquishes his anger and distress, and, in the context of the nightmare surrounding them and engulfing the town, their singing in the atmospheric woodlands of their youth is shockingly tender. This gear change, so late in the dark proceedings, really ought to not work. It’s a hallmark of the production’s winning self-confidence that it so manifestly does.

Herrin’s production expertly balances small-town detail with epic sweep, the division between the two punctuated by woozy ’50s jazz played live by a quintet, highlighted by Miles Davis-like muted trumpet. Mortimer’s multiple sets, suggestive and enhanced with piquant detail, rise up and drop down through the Olivier’s giant central turntable, constantly turning to change locations, while Constable’s lighting swings expertly from the ache of nostalgia to the viciously hard chill of the baldly and boldly staged finale, supposedly “live on TV.”

Beyond the two leads, it’s the very definition of an ensemble production. Sara Kestelman and Joseph Mydell make strong impressions as the elderly schoolteacher with a moral sense and the local minister who sees things similarly, but also rather likes the idea of his church bell being replaced.

It is by no means a flawless evening, but the sheer scale of the production, unimaginable outside of the massively resourced National Theatre , fills gaps in the dramatic writing. Once any desire for an eventful story has been parked, audiences are left to revel in the playing out of a grand idea in a theatrical style rarely seen today.

Olivier, National Theatre, London; 1,129 seats £89 top ($116). Opened, reviewed, Feb. 13, 2020. Closes May 13. Running time: 3 HOURS, 30 MIN.

Production: A National Theatre presentation, originally commissioned by and produced in association with David Binder of a play in three acts based on the play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt adapted by Tony Kushner.
Crew: Directed by Jeremy Herrin. Sets, Vicki Mortimer; costumes, Moritz Junge; lighting, Paule Constable; movement, Aletta Collins, music, Paul Englishby; sound, Paul Arditti; production stage manager, Tariq Rifaat.
Cast: Lesley Manville, Hugo Weaving, Troy Alexander, Charlotte Asprey, Jason Barbett, Sam Cox, Bethan Cullinane, Paul Dodds, Ian Drysdale, Richard Durden, Michael Elcock, Paul Gladwin, Mona Goodwin, Garrick Hagon, Liz Izen, Sara Kestelman, Joshua Lacey, Simon Markey, Louis Martin, Kevin Mathurin, Alex Mugnaioni, Joseph Mydell, Stuart Nunn, Simon Startin, Tony Turner, Douglas Walker, Flo Wilson, Nicholas Woodeson.

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Hello and welcome to Almeida & Bell Dental Lone Tree - Cosmetic, Implant & Sedation Dentistry. For a quarter of a century, we have been one of the Denver area's leading general and cosmetic dentistry practices. Dr. Adam Almeida and Dr. Paul Bell are ranked among the elite of all cosmetic dentists in the United States, which makes them a top choice for cosmetic dentistry and smile makeovers in Colorado. Along with their talented, dedicated team, they focus on beautiful restorative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and sedation dentistry, as well as neuromuscular dentistry, which focuses on treating problems with the temporomandibular joint (TMJ disorder). By changing smiles, we transform lives. Our Lone Tree dentists offer many cosmetic dentistry treatments that will give you the smile of your dreams, including porcelain veneers, dental crowns and teeth whitening. Our sedation dentistry provides patients in Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch and beyond with a comfortable, positive experience receiving a beautiful smile and top-quality dental care. Whether teeth grinding or other problems are causing TMJ issues, we are here to help relieve your jaw, headache and teeth issues. At Almeida & Bell Aesthetic Dental Center, your comfort is our chief goal. Our caring team of professionals is continually searching for new ways to enhance your dental experience. Call or visit our office near Highlands Ranch today to learn more about us and how we can help you! …

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I had a great online consult and in person consult. But the composite bonding was less than ideal. First, he couldn't get the color right and told me it was too dark and I would need to come back. Then, when I returned, he fixed the color but he messed up the shape of the tooth. I went back for a third time and left with better results until one of the two teeth chipped (less than 4 months). Each time I am made to feel like a huge inconvenience to the dentist and staff, therefore I refuse to go back and am looking for a new cosmetic dentist for a complete redo. And I lost over $2000 for this two teeth that have to be completely redone in less than 6 months. Mind you prior to this I had composite bonding on a peg lateral for 11 years with NO issues. I am no stranger to being gentle with composite bonding.

Hard to tell in this photo, but this was after my third return visit and this is how they "patched" my chipped two with a different shade.

I am very disappointed with the integrity of this business. I had a veneer on my front tooth fall off on a Friday- long holiday weekend. I called the on call person who informed me they were at a birthday party and would not be able to help me ( last time 6 months ago this same on call person was at a movie) I then received a text from the office manager Tiffany Who informed me I could go to a urgent care or another dentist. She was going to review with Adam and evaluate further relationships. Tiffany was unusually cruel, rude and aggressive. I feel when you are in a service industry the service should be provided! I might add very expensive services I do not recommend these self absorbed individuals

I love coming to Almeida and Bell dental. Elisa, Laura, Kellie, and Tiffany, and Mishelle up front are so sweet! Dr. Adam and Dr. Bell are amazing! Very attentive and very nice. 10/10 totally recommend :) I used to have mayor dental anxiety but not anymore. Thanks to everyone at Almeida and Bell dental

When I moved to Colorado, I knew I had a bunch of dental work needing to be done. After doing a ton of research I came across Almeida and Bell dental. They have done great work so far. Had to have 7 old crowns replaced from my childhood, and am having lots of cosmetic dentistry done soon. Starting at the front desk to everyone else involved, this is a great business!

Aug 24, 2022

Thank you, Ashley!!

I really liked this place. Sad I had to changed dentists when I moved north. Driving to Lone Tree just want feasible for me. However, I was always treated really well here. The staff was really good and attentive. Everything seemed really hygienic! If you're looking for a dentist in the area this is the place to go. I had routine cleanings here as well as had a night guard made for my TMJ. Pricey but worth it.

May 4, 2019

Thank you so much!

I have always disliked the dentist. I still do not like them but this place is very gentle and caring. They have ways to assist with relaxing. If you dislike dentist this is the place to go. Everyone in the office is caring and helpful. Highly recommend this dental group. Thanks for helping me.

Check Dora review on "Dr. Adam" as he is called, false advertising!! Today, I see my insurance got billed I guess for the X-rays the office did, which was not what my appt. was for, my appt. I made was only for a cleaning!! And I had spoken with the staff when I made the appt. Also. I was given a treatment plan by Tiffany, the office manager, which does not show any X-rays and does show the cleaning I wanted and was refused by Gaylynn their hygienist. I am calling now to get the X-rays since it seems that is the only service I got on 1/4/18 and will give to the new dentist that will care about me and my teeth and health not just how many $$$ he can rack up with an unnecessary treatment plan! Seriously, know what you are getting when you walk in here!!

Jan 9, 2018

Hello. Our office made you VERY aware on 4 different occasions that your appointment was for 2 hours: First, 1 hour for the x-rays and exam with the Dr, and one hour for a basic cleaning with the hygienist. We always let our new patients know to allow 2 hours for their first visit so they can plan their day with that information. This is our policy when new patients make appointments. You state your appointment was just for a cleaning, so why didn't you say anything when x-rays were taken and the Dr did the exam? Our office first heard of this from your negative review. Your treatment plan was exactly that, a treatment plan and cost for future work, so the x-rays you already had were not on the treatment plan. Gaylynn did not refuse to give you a cleaning, she refused to give you the type of cleaning you were dictating. We could have easily made money from you by giving you the type of cleaning you demanded, but we care more about giving you the correct treatment than money. We actually lost money because you were scheduled for a cleaning and nothing was done, but again, we did what was best for you. Please inform us what in your treatment plan was unnecessary and please indicate the dental background you have in determining what is or isn't necessary, as well as the clinical proof. We have clinical proof to back up our treatment plan AND we have to send clinical proof to your insurance to get paid on the treatment. You can't go around slandering our office because we refused to allow you to dictate treatment. Dr Almeida even encouraged you to get a second opinion if you disagreed with his treatment diagnosis. I will not entertain the "false advertisement" claim from 9 years ago, it's ruling was subjective at best and you are grasping at straws at this point. To all who read this review, browse her review history, it's very telling. From this point moving forward, we would appreciate all correspondence in writing.

Check Dora review on "Dr. Adam" as he is called, false advertising!! Today, I see my insurance got billed I guess for the X-rays the office did, which was not what my appt. was for, my appt. I made was only for a cleaning!! And I had spoken with the staff when I made the appt. and I got a reminder call stating it was for a cleaning. In addition, upon exiting, I was given a treatment plan by Tiffany, the office manager, which does not show any X-rays and does show the cleaning I wanted and was refused by Gaylynn their hygienist. I am calling now to get the X-rays since it seems that is the only service I got on 1/4/18 and will give to the new dentist that will care about me and my teeth and health not just how many $$$ he can rack up with an unnecessary treatment plan! Seriously, know what you are getting when you walk in here!!

Dr. Bell and his team are AMAZING! I really can't speak highly enough of them. I'll start off by saying that I have extreme dental anxiety stemming from childhood trauma. I hadn't been to the dentist since in about 16 years. I was so embarrassed about my teeth and so terrified of stepping foot in that door. Dr. Bell and his team made me feel so welcome and helped to put my mind at ease. Dr. Bell explained everything to me in a way that I could understand. He is very easy to talk to and a very nice man in general. I don't think I've ever waited more than 5 minutes in the lobby. The office is lovely (doesn't look like a typical dentists office at all, it's very soothing) and the reception staff are all super nice. Tiffany, the office manager, spoke with me for over an hour on my first visit and really helped explain the process and answer any questions that I might have. As far as the actual procedures go (and believe me, I had many), the process is not nearly as bad as I thought. Dr. Bell even called me after hours after my final procedure to make sure I was ok. I elected to have sedation for my first procedure and it was a breeze! Dr. Bell's assistant, Sherrie, is so wonderful. She is so kind and sweet. She helped to distract me whenever there was any discomfort. They have a TV with headphones to wear to help the guests feel as comfortable as possible. I am so glad I made the decision to visit Almeida & Bell. They are truly wonderful people. Dr. Bell is an artist! You can tell he really cares about his patients and goes the extra mile to make sure we are 100% satisfied. My teeth are INCREDIBLE! I can't stop smiling. I get compliments on my new smile constantly and I've honestly never been more confident. Dr. Bell changed my life. I would completely recommend Almeida & Bell to all my friends and family.

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I have been going to Dr. Bell for a few years now and I can't say enough good things about my experience. I needed a lot of dental work, and some things that needed to be fixed from other dentists I saw before him. He is so kind and I really trust the work he does. I've been to some bad dentists and it is really refreshing to finally find someone you can trust. I had an implant done for one of my front teeth which a lot of other dentists weren't too keen on attempting. I think there was potential for it to turn out really poorly, but Dr. Bell worked some kind of magic. It's honestly been such an amazing experience to have him work on my teeth and i could go on forever but I am beyond happy/excited about the way my teeth look and I don't think I've ever said that before! I highly recommend this office and wouldn't go anywhere else. I also see Gaylynn for my cleanings and she is a gem. The front office staff is also very nice and organized.... and I'll end my review here, but highly recommend this place.

I have been going to Almeida & Bell for 12 years. Unfortunately, no longer. On July 2nd I get a call from Capital One Collections for a balance $210.00 dollars for DOS 10/26/17. It was from Almeida & Bell Dental. I assured the collectors it was incorrect. I had only been there for cleanings for the past 4 years. And they were covered 100% by my insurance. I then called Almeida & Bell office to inform them of this collection call I just received. I said it was for DOS 10/26/17, was this not paid by insurance? Tiffany the office manager (and daughter of Bell SR) stated yes the 10/26/17 service was paid for, but this was for 2 no-shows. 1 for 7/24/17 that I re-scheduled for 7/26 and they where paid on 8/10. They other for 1/23/18, which, I cancelled VIA text 48 hours in advanced, in addition to calling and speaking to the receptionist and she assured me there was no charge. I was no longer employed or had insurance. So then 7 months later I get a collections call, are you serious! Tiffany, stated they sent me 11 statements, when I asked what address she raddled off some address from 4 1/2 years ago. I informed her Tiffany I have moved 3 times since then, why would you have not called me? or simply say I have a balance when I was in the office. ( they sent it to collections on 6/28/18... no bills where ever sent out). The charges were 75.00 x 2, In addition to a 60.00 collection charge. HA... I called Delta Dental and confirmed the collection they sent over to Capital One for DOS 10/26/17 was in fact paid for. The EOB was for $100.00 and they were paid 100% on the claim. Although they sent me to collections for $210.00 and for the wrong Dates. This is such a crock! Now the collections company has reported this the credit Bureau's and hurt my credit. I used to refer so many people to This Dental practice. Well no longer. They have really gone down hill. Word of mouth is everything. Its to bad the father Bell Sr. retired, he built this practice and now they are ruining it by BAD customer service!!! I saw the father initially he is a class act! what a shame and disgrace this has turned out to be! Are they desperate for money?? Looking at the other recent reviews on yelp, perhaps! I have never had an outstanding balance with this dentist! EVER FYI..Tiffany, Threatened me that if I wrote a yelp review that she would go back 12 years on all my no-shows (which were re-schedules) and send them to collections. I have reported this to DORA and also filed a Grievance with Delta Dental

Oct 18, 2018

Hi Rebecca, I am surprised by this review, as we have been more than fair with you, especially due the extreme amount of times you didn't show up for your appointments. I feel by writing off all but 2 of the numerous missed appointments, I had set a bad precedent with you. I had tried to explain to you how your many missed appointments have affected our small business, but unfortunately, you didn't care, which indicated to me I should have never NOT followed our policy to begin with. I had also explained to you numerous times that you cannot cancel appointments via text message or email, which the text and emails also indicate, but again, you didn't listen to me and continued to cancel in a way that we wouldn't have gotten the messages. You had ample time to either pay or dispute the charges with the collection agency so that it didn't affect your credit, which I advised you to do but you didn't do so, therefore affecting your credit as you say. I honestly don't know what I could've done differently, besides follow our no show policy from the beginning. Your missed appointments were a great expense to our office, in addition to not being able to see other patients and I am perplexed as to why you feel you shouldn't be responsible for a fraction of the overhead cost of your missed appointments. You took advantage of our kindness and then try to slander our office when we follow through with our cancellation/no show policy, which you agreed to and signed. I hope you have better luck with another dentist. ~Tiffany

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It's all smiles until Grandma (Deanna Dunagan, wowza) gets naked and Grandpa (Peter McRobbie) does strange things with his adult diapers. No spoilers, except to say that cheap thrills can still be ...
The Visit (2015 American film)
The Visit is a 2015 American found footage horror film written, co-produced and directed by M. Night Shyamalan and starring Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, ... It grossed $98.5 million worldwide against a $5 million production budget and received positive reviews from critics, with many calling it a return-to-form for Shyamalan's career.
The Visit Review
The Visit is a fun and kitschy horror parable - though the trademark Shyamalan twist will be a big disappoint for many viewers. The Visit follows Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and Tyler (Ed Oxenbould), two siblings who head out to rural Pennsylvania to document the meeting of their estranged grandparents, last seen when their mother (Kathryn Hahn) left home fifteen years ago.
The Visit Review
Here's the good news: his new film, The Visit, is a nice big step in the right direction. A horror thriller told in the faux-doc format (more on that later), the movie is economical, tight ...
Movie Review: The Visit (2015)
The Visit is "The Sixth Sense" good and this ex-fan is absolutely back on board, excited to see what comes next. Critical Movie Critic Rating: 5. Movie Review: Listening (2014) Movie Review: Backcountry (2014) Tagged: family, farm, found footage, grandchildren. Movie review of The Visit (2015) by The Critical Movie Critics | Two kids find ...
The Visit 2015, directed by M. Night Shyamalan
The result is a bizarre, conflicted mess, horrifying when it's trying to be funny, oddly appealing when it turns the screws. Still, if you've ever wanted to hear a lisping 12-year-old rap ...
The Visit
During a Skype session, Mom dances around in a bikini top. Nana accidentally displays her bare backside and, on another occasion, is seen fully nude from the rear. Tyler poses in a video clip with his shirt off, reportedly offering a little "candy for the ladies.". He raps about puberty and his appeal to "skanks" and "hos" at his ...
The Ending Of The Visit Explained
The Visit follows 15-year-old Becca Jamison (Olivia DeJonge) and her 13-year-old brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould) when they spend the week with their mother's estranged parents, who live in another ...
Thoughts on The Visit (2015) : r/horror
The Visit was the film Shyamalan did right before Split. I know the latter film is generally considered to be the one that got his directing career back on track but I think The Visit is actually the better film. ... I'm really surprised at all the rave reviews. It was a really great story though, the execution just wasn't scary at all ...
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