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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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
90
Arizona RepublicRandy CordovaSep 10, 2015
A scary fun-house ride that expertly blends jittery tension and laugh-out-loud humor. Read full review
90
Village VoiceAlan ScherstuhlSep 9, 2015
The Visit, M. Night Shyamalan's witty, crowd-jolting spook-house of an eleventh feature, is its writer-director's best movie since the tail-end of the last Clinton era. And it's the best studio horror flick in recent years, combining the but-what's-in-those-shadows? immersion of The Conjuring, James Wan's basement-wandering simulator, with the crack scripting and meta-cinematic surprises of Shyamalan's best early films. Read full review
88
RogerEbert.comSheila O'MalleySep 11, 2015
A film so purely entertaining that you almost forget how scary it is. With all its terror, The Visit is an extremely funny film. Read full review
83
The PlaylistNick SchagerSep 10, 2015
It may not be a complete return to form for the once-revered auteur, but as an unexpectedly chilling horror concoction defined by skillful scares, it’s a significant step in the right direction. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTom RussoSep 15, 2015
It’s vintage Shyamalan, with a twist. Read full review
75
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Brad WheelerSep 11, 2015
It’s a genuinely fun affair – let’s not write it off as a cult classic just yet – with the smirking air of a confidant and mischievous filmmaker. Read full review
75
Entertainment WeeklyClark CollisSep 10, 2015
This is the first Shyamalan movie in a long time that viewers may be tempted to re-visit just to see how he pulls off his magic trick. Read full review
75
New York PostSara StewartSep 10, 2015
Like the film itself, it’s simple but well-executed enough. Read full review
75
The A.V. ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskySep 9, 2015
A refreshing (and memorably strange) genre piece, premised almost entirely on a child’s willingness to accept grown-up weirdness as long as it ensures stability. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinSep 11, 2015
M. Night Shyamalan has come up with an unoriginal faux-doc horror picture that actually works like a demonic charm. Read full review
70
The New York TimesManohla DargisSep 10, 2015
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. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenSep 9, 2015
Refreshingly, this isn’t so much a found-footage movie – although it was backed by "Paranormal Activity" overseers Blumhouse Productions – as it is a completed faux documentary, complete with onscreen titles and a cripplingly hilarious end-credits sequence featuring Tyler being Tyler. Read full review
63
Philadelphia InquirerSteven ReaSep 10, 2015
Isn't the whole handheld "real-video" thing kind of old by now? Isn't the Shyamalanian-twist thing kind of old by now, too? Read full review
63
USA TodayBrian TruittSep 10, 2015
The low-budget thriller deftly mixes horror-movie moments, pure strangeness and comedy like a family-friendly David Lynch effort as it takes audiences on one really oddball trip to grandma's house. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanSep 10, 2015
The cast of mostly unfamiliar actors also serves The Visit well. Shyamalan has a gift for eliciting strong performances, even when his material is lacking. Read full review
63
Rolling StonePeter TraversSep 10, 2015
No spoilers, except to say that cheap thrills can still be a blast. Not enough to make up for Shyamalan's awful "After Earth," but it's a start. Read full review
63
Slant MagazineEric HendersonSep 9, 2015
When the trademark Shyamalan twist finally arrives, it doesn't synthesize anything other than the director's devotion to his signature gimmick. Read full review
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