M Night has made some of the worst films in existence with The Happening and The Last Airbender, even his good films I don't love yet I am still always cautiously optimistic because I still have faith that he can do a good film again at some point, and this seems like it might be it. The Visit is a low budget horror/found footage film about two children who visit their grandparents where they have just three rules 1. Have a great time 2. Eat as much as you want and 3. Don't ever leave your room after 9:30pm. From what I saw with the trailer, it's because grandma does some shit after 9:30pm, whether she's possessed or a monster or what, i don't know, but something clearly isn't right.
Even with only one minute of the trailer, i have so much to say about this film, first of all i'll talk about what makes me interested. When I hear "low budget found footage horror film" I groan, but thing is, M Night started his career doing low budget horror films, he's going back to his roots, his ego is deflated and going low budget means there has to be more focus on the characters rather than the spectacle and visuals. Then there is the idea of it being found footage, with anyone else I would despise this, and to an extent i still do, but thing is, M Night has some of the most obnoxious and pretentious cinematography i've ever seen, so here he is, trying something new, limiting his abilities and forcing him to be creative and put thought into every shot rather than just do something artsy and hope it means something. Also the fact that his film is set around real people in a real environment means that he can't use any of his pretentious dialogue tropes such as an avid hatred of conjoined words. Also the acting doesn't come across as wooden in what I saw, it seemed more natural than most of the characters in his films. But really the film sells me with the tagline alone, those three rules, that makes me curious, that makes me want to know what happens after 9:30pm.
However, I do have one issue with this plot, nothing major, but did this trailer remind anyone else of Goosebumps? Specifically How to Kill A Monster, because that is exactly what I got. Two kids visiting their grandparents in the middle of nowhere when supernatural stuff happens, because that's all I could think of.
Apart from that, I have to say I'm curious on seeing this film, I wouldn't say excited because it doesn't look like anything amazing and M Night hasn't made a good film in 15 years, but it doesn't look awful and he's trying something new. At this point, M Night doesn't have to make a great film, just good, that's all he needs, even just an okay movie would be enough for people to scream to the mountain tops going "IT DIDN'T SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK!!!!!!".
-Danny
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