It’s quite rare in this day in age for a movie directed by a well-known filmmaker to slip completely under the radar throughout principal photography. We first heard about M. Night Shyamalan ‘s The Visit (then known as Sundowning ) in March 2014, just as principal photography was wrapping up in the filmmaker’s hometown of Philadelphia. Then in November, Universal Pictures acquired the project, with Jason Blum coming aboard to produce with M. Night Shyamalan , and less than a year later The Visit hits theaters this weekend. The director has taken a lot of heat for a string of big-budget projects that didn’t perform so well in theaters, but, for those skeptical about a new M. Night Shyamalan film, The Visit will be a welcome surprise, with the filmmaker going back to his horror/thriller roots with a story that doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of last few projects. The plot centers on a single mother ( Kathryn Hahn ) who had a falling-out with her parents years ago. As a result, her children Becca ( Olivia DeJonge ) and Tyler ( Ed Oxenbould ) had never met their grandparents before. After her parents reached out to their… Read full this story
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