The Visit rated PG-13 for disturbing thematic material including terror, violence, and some nudity and for brief language

I am actually a fan of most of M. Night Shyamalan's films so I was keen to see what he would do in the context of the found footage sub genre of suspenseful pictures.  I didn't know what the movie was about as it was enough for me to know that it was an M. Night Shyamalan film.

A woman who is estranged from her parents (played by Kathryn Hahn) sends her teenage daughter Becca (played by Olivia DeJonge) and her preteen son Tyler (played by Ed Oxenbould) to her parents to visit and connect with them while she goes on a cruise trip with her boyfriend.  Becca decides to tape the visit in an effort to help her mother reconnect with her parents.

At first the visit with Nana (played by Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (played by Peter McRobbie) goes well.  Nana and Pop Pop have some strange rules like staying in bed after 9:30pm but otherwise are warm and loving.  When things start to get weird then progress to frightening, Becca and Tyler start to suspect that they are in danger and need to get out.

The climax of the film is disturbing and surprising but probably not entirely unexpected.  I found myself disappointed because this movie just wasn't as good as most previous M. Night Shyamalan films.  It felt mediocre at best.  I am also confused as to why this movie is rated PG-13 when it shows full frontal nudity with Nana.  Oh well.  Hopefully M. Night Shyamalan has this "found footage" thing out of his system.  If he decides to do another, hopefully that one will be better.