On my way to see The Visit, I, as a horror fanatic, was excited only because I hadn’t seen a horror movie in far too long. Having seen some fairly subpar horror films prior to this one, I was prepared for disappointment. However, I was pleasantly surprised. The movie revolves around a teenage girl and her younger brother’s experience visiting their grandparents for the first time and then slowly realizing their family visit was some- thing else entirely.
While the movie was plenty scary, The Visit was more disturbing than frightening, and honestly that was more enjoyable than just the scare factor. The idea of demonizing something that’s normally con- sidered innocent has been done before, but never like this. What’s more, I found that on more than a few occasions I was laughing at the clever jokes and hilarious characterization of the younger brother. The humor added juxtaposition and made everything in the movie more effective. All this, with the addition of a fantastic plot twist, made it one of the most entertaining recent horror films I’ve seen.
– By Rania Kazmi