'The Visit'
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan
Release Date: 9th September 2015
Hot Rating:💥💥
After two stints with fantasy, M. Night Shymalan returns to horror, a genre that had birthed his acclaim in the late nineties with 'The Sixth Sense' (1999). In reflecting on the genre's updating conventions, the director turns uses the 'found footage' structure for his new work, which tells of the story of two grandchildren who, when visiting their grandparents, become increasingly terrified by their earie behaviour. Twists and turns arise along this narrative, with the final reveal functioning more like a exposition to another, more focused strand of the horror. This is not so much of a positive note, however, for the tonal shifts that precede this moment are distracting, leaving audiences unsure of whether they want to laugh or cry. This dynamic approach, while a refreshing move for the typically steel-faced director, misses all the right opportunities to scare, and consequently leaves us as confused as it does intrigued.
'Split' (2017)
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan
Release Date: 20th January 2017
Hot Rating:💥💥💥
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan
Release Date: 9th September 2015
Hot Rating:💥💥
After two stints with fantasy, M. Night Shymalan returns to horror, a genre that had birthed his acclaim in the late nineties with 'The Sixth Sense' (1999). In reflecting on the genre's updating conventions, the director turns uses the 'found footage' structure for his new work, which tells of the story of two grandchildren who, when visiting their grandparents, become increasingly terrified by their earie behaviour. Twists and turns arise along this narrative, with the final reveal functioning more like a exposition to another, more focused strand of the horror. This is not so much of a positive note, however, for the tonal shifts that precede this moment are distracting, leaving audiences unsure of whether they want to laugh or cry. This dynamic approach, while a refreshing move for the typically steel-faced director, misses all the right opportunities to scare, and consequently leaves us as confused as it does intrigued.
'Split' (2017)
Writers: M. Night Shyamalan
Release Date: 20th January 2017
Hot Rating:💥💥💥
M. Night Shyamalan's re-look to his superhero movie, 'Unbreakable' (2000) is a decision that breeds both creativity and failure. The film's engagement with this genre, which does not become clear until the concluding ten minutes, means audiences follow 'Split' with a hidden agenda for everything that accompanies this domain. From our protagonist, Casey (Anya Taylor-Joy), a damaged hero fighting against evil, to the antagonist themselves, whose disturbed features create the perfect binary to this harmony, Shyamalan enthusiastically provides the genre's rudiments throughout his thriller. Of our antagonist, a man with 23 distinct personalities, James McAvoy deserves credit for passing off this potentially trivial feature with great intensity and control. As the action takes flight, however, so does Shyamalan's self-indulgence and tendency to exaggerate; the director opts for madness over excitement in later plot developments. These polarise much of the film's earlier intelligence, and continue the director's equally 'split' directorial success.
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