The Visit
Universal Pictures | Release Date: September 11, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 34 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
12
Negative:
5
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38
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperSep 9, 2015
It’s a dopey, only mildly chilling, uneasy mix of horror and dark comedy, scoring few points in either category. Read full review
30
Los Angeles TimesMichael SragowSep 10, 2015
Shyamalan's script puts down reality shows, but this shocker works on the level of a game show, compelling audiences to yell out advice for Becca and Tyler as they steer through one trouble spot after another. This writer-director depends on hoary provocations. Read full review
30
The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenSep 9, 2015
M. Night Shyamalan’s latest is well cast and strong on setting. But the dull thudding that resounds isn’t part of its effective aural design; it’s the ungainly landing of nearly every shock and joke. Read full review
25
Miami HeraldRene RodriguezSep 10, 2015
What ultimately sinks The Visit is that Shyamalan, who had previously come up with new and ingenious ways to frighten us, resorts to familiar jump-scare tactics in which things suddenly pop into the frame, accompanied by loud sound effects. There’s no real sense of danger, no menace. Read full review
20
The GuardianMike McCahillSep 16, 2015
This tardy rehash of fairytale tropes finds sometime genre innovator M Night Shyamalan clinging in abject desperation to the found-footage movement’s careworn coattails. Read full review
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