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English. The Visitor is a 2022 American psychological horror film directed by Justin P. Lange and written by Adam Mason and Simon Boyes. The film stars Finn Jones and Jessica McNamee. Jason Blum serves as an executive producer through his Blumhouse Television banner.
- Federico Verardi
- Paige Pemberton, Paul Uddo
- Justin P. Lange
Oct 7, 2022 · With Finn Jones, Jessica McNamee, Thomas Francis Murphy, Dane Rhodes. After a series of tragedies, Robert moves with his wife back to her childhood home. After he discovers an old portrait of a man who looks like him, he goes down a rabbit hole to discover the identity of this mysterious doppelganger.
- (2.6K)
- Drama, Horror, Mystery
- Justin P. Lange
- 2022-10-07
- Nothing but a forgettable horror tourist trap.
- What’s your favorite folk horror film?
- Verdict
By Matt Donato
Updated: Oct 7, 2022 4:54 pm
Posted: Oct 7, 2022 3:30 pm
The Visitor will be available on digital and On Demand on Oct. 7, and on EPIX December 2022.
Reviews for middle-of-the-road purgatories like Justin P. Lange's The Visitor are the most challenging critiques to tackle. When you adore or loathe a movie, the words flow. Then there are the forgettable to frustrating titles like The Visitor that are competently shot, yet the storytelling leaves you disappointed, like being fed Cracker Barrel instead of grandma's down-home cooking. Simon Boyes and Adam Mason's screenplay about a rural bloodline, the husband who sees his doppelganger in paintings, and the mystery that never excites is dustier than attic storage boxes. Lange initially drew attention for directing 2018's The Dark, but horrific accomplishments do not repeat in his third whisper of a genre feature.
Ol' Iron Fist himself Finn Jones stars as Robert, a British immigrant who moves to his American wife Maia's (Jessica McNamee) vacant childhood home. While rummaging through remaining family heirlooms, Robert finds a portrait of a man who looks identical to himself. As Maia trots Robert around town like a show pony, most everyone provides warm welcomes — others mutter cryptic messages for only Robert's ears. Little by little, Maia's idyllic home on the prairie becomes Robert's source of discomfort as more paintings with his likeness appear. The suspense might be slowly killing Robert as his paranoia intensifies, but it's not a shared experience with us, the audience.
The Visitor is dryer than a folktale horror tumbleweed. Director Justin P. Lange ponders questions about decided fates and inescapable histories through confederate artwork or photographs with deceased dictators, but nothing equates to much excitement on-screen. The underutilization of Jessica McNamee is a sin, while Finn Jones goes on an underwhel...
- Matt Donato
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Nov 14, 2022 · With the film currently shooting, it will likely wrap before the end of 2021, and given the nature of the film and how it's a horror property, we'd bet on an October 2022 release date, if...
- Mike Bedard
Oct 5, 2022 · While The Visitor does save some surprises for its final ten minutes, the movie's fatal flaw is that those ten minutes are a lot more interesting than what comes before it. The Visitor, directed by Justin P. Lange and written by Simon Boyes and Adam Mason, stars Jones (Iron Fist) and Jessica McNamee (Mortal Kombat). As much as it tries to be a ...
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Sep 2, 2022 · That’s part of the premise for The Visitor, an upcoming horror film from Paramount, EPIX, and Blumhouse. Former Iron Fist and Game of Thrones star Finn Jones headlines the film as Robert, a man...
Feb 20, 2024 · In director Justin P. Lange’s new horror movie, The Visitor, Iron Fist alum Finn Jones plays a British immigrant, Robert, who moves in with his American wife ( Jessica McNamee) at her deep...
