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Director: Jon Binkowski
Writers: Jon Binkowski, Stephen DeWoody
Stars: Janie Michele Simms, Patty Bender, Stephen DeWoody
vis-i-tant; n: A VISITOR, esp. one from the spirit world… Samantha plays the role of "Fortune Teller," but she is a thorough skeptic about "paranormal activities" and all things supernatural – she certainly doesn't believe in ghosts. But one night alone in her house, she is about to learn that there are dark forces that don't care whether she believes or not; they are REAL. Or are they?… Written by DeWoody, Stephen
Release Date: 15 April 2014 (USA)
The Visitant
DVD Breakdown
DVD Division 19
dvd Jul 22, 2014 - 12:24 pm
I have been watching and very much enjoying horror movies for a long time. In fact, I rarely get scared anymore. My nephew and girlfriend think I am weird because nothing gives me the heebie jeebies. So I love it when a movie gives me the chills. Last effective movie I saw was The Conjuring (see it!!!). Anyway, this movie actually gave me said chills on a couple of occasions. Not because it was really scary but because it was effectively creepy. The movie was well acted throughout and the story wasn't bad. I think most gave it a low score because it is kinda slow but, in horror, slow is good. Also, the ending could have been a bit less hokey. All in all though, not too shabby.
Let's give you a quick break down of The Visitant. Scale of 1 to 10, 1 being weakest, 10 being strongest. Ready? Let's go! SCARY…4 CHARACTERS…3 UNIQUE…1 VIOLENCE…2 NUDITY…0 LANGUAGE…2. So why in the world is this movie rated R? I HAVE NO IDEA! This seems like the perfect flick for your 13 year old daughter having the slumber party tonight, as I have seen nothing posing even remotely a threat. A spooky scene here and there, but it's nothing we haven't even seen before. Stuff moves, doors slam, nobody there, and our main character Samantha still remains skeptical of everything that is happening around her. There's not much plot progression, heck, there's barely even a plot. The whole movie seems to play out as scene after scene of random "scare factor" montage. By "scare factor", I'm talking about the whole haunted house scenerio. It's got a clichéd script, there's barely any characters in the movie, and it has about the most let down ending I've seen in awhile. Nothing is explained. And you constantly want to scream at the TV "WHY ARE YOU STILL STAYING IN THE HOUSE!" Overall, The Visitant is a very annoying movie to watch, and yet, you're still watching it, expecting it to get better, but it doesn't. However, in spite of it all, the cinematography is pretty good, you can get the feel that the efforts are pretty strong, so I can't call the movie a total bust. I think the flick relies too heavy on the bogus, played out scenes ( come on, does it really take you that long to walk up and down the stairs!? Get a weapon, and be prepared for the worst, it's time to put your big girl panties on!) Too much relying on this, rather then story telling, and you're not cracking a 5 out of 10 with me, so 4 is all you get out of me, Visitant. Go visit someone else, maybe you'll get a better rating out of them.