Attended a launch screening of The Visit last night down here in Melbourne, Australia, which featured an afterwards Q & A with Shyamalan and the two kids in the film, Ed Oxenbould and Olivia DeJonge.
Didn't care much for the kids, and though Shyamalan seemed like a really nice guy, by god this movie sucked. Solid 1/5 and that's being generous.
Should be noted though, it is a horror-comedy, and there were more laughs coming from the audience (that were intended) than there were scares. Almost all the scares were awfully predictable jump scares, and the whole found footage aspect was kind of a bore.
And yes, the movie did have a twist, which I won't spoil here, but it wasn't very exciting. I must admit I didn't see it coming but I'm completely thick and anyone looking for a twist would see it coming from a mile away.
How does it rank with Shyamalan's other work? Well, tbh it's pretty close to the bottom of his filmography. It's much easier to digest than After Earth, and although I haven't seen The Last Airbender I think I'd take a safe guess and say it tops that. Although it's been a while since I've seen either film, I do think that Lady in the Water and The Happening would fare better on repeat viewings.
Overall very disappointed, been rooting for a Shyamalan comeback for years now, and who knows maybe the critical consensus will look upon this one favourably, but I personally just laughed it off. Labor of Love is this guy's last chance of redemption imo.
Oh, and got a signed copy of my Unbreakable blu-ray, which was awesome.
If you guys have any questions, ask away.
Didn't care much for the kids, and though Shyamalan seemed like a really nice guy, by god this movie sucked. Solid 1/5 and that's being generous.
Should be noted though, it is a horror-comedy, and there were more laughs coming from the audience (that were intended) than there were scares. Almost all the scares were awfully predictable jump scares, and the whole found footage aspect was kind of a bore.
And yes, the movie did have a twist, which I won't spoil here, but it wasn't very exciting. I must admit I didn't see it coming but I'm completely thick and anyone looking for a twist would see it coming from a mile away.
How does it rank with Shyamalan's other work? Well, tbh it's pretty close to the bottom of his filmography. It's much easier to digest than After Earth, and although I haven't seen The Last Airbender I think I'd take a safe guess and say it tops that. Although it's been a while since I've seen either film, I do think that Lady in the Water and The Happening would fare better on repeat viewings.
Overall very disappointed, been rooting for a Shyamalan comeback for years now, and who knows maybe the critical consensus will look upon this one favourably, but I personally just laughed it off. Labor of Love is this guy's last chance of redemption imo.
Oh, and got a signed copy of my Unbreakable blu-ray, which was awesome.
If you guys have any questions, ask away.