The Visit

2015
US
94 min
15

Directed by: M. Night Shyamalan
Cast: Kathryn Hahn, Olivia DeJonge, Ed Oxenbould, Deanna Dungan, Peter McRobbie
UK release: 11 September 2015

Siblings Tyler (Oxenbould) and Rebecca (DeJonge) and Mom (Hahn) visit the estranged grandparents (Dungan and McRobbie) in the countryside, and discover that they're into some strange behaviour after sundown. An interesting premise is ruined by the decision to make it a found-footage movie; the horror/comedy blend isn't convincing, and Shyamalan's script is all over the place.

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