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2009 (France)
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Everyone has their demons
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The Visitation reveals a small town torn apart by supernatural events involving a mysterious stranger and his unsolved past. full summary | add synopsis
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Good story would have benefited from a larger budget
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Martin Donovan | ... | Travis Jordan |
 | Edward Furlong | ... | Brandon Nichols |
 | Kelly Lynch | ... | Morgan Elliot |
 | Randy Travis | ... | Kyle Sherman |
 | Richard Tyson | ... | Sheriff Brett Henchle |
 | Ellen Geer | ... | Mrs. Macon |
 | Joe Unger | ... | Matt Kiley |
 | Priscilla Barnes | ... | Dee Henchle |
 | Noah Segan | ... | Michael Elliot |
 | James Horan | ... | Tall Man |
 | Lew Temple | ... | Deputy Tommy Smalls |
 | Hillary Tuck | ... | Darlene Henchle |
 | Lin Ciangio | ... | Nancy Barrons |
| Leikos | ... | Max |
 | Frank Clem | ... | Nevin Sorrell |
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Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, violence/terror and disturbing images.
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Continuity: Near the end the film, it jumps back and forth between two scenes, one being the vet and her son in their home, with the long-haired man outside and the other being outdoors near the farm. From the vet's home looking outside, it is daylight. In the field scenes, it is dark outside.
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If you watch "The Rainmaker" you'll think it's a great movie. If you watch it after you read the novel by John Grisham that it's based on, it will leave you wanting a little more. "The Visitation" is very similar. Frank Peretti's books, including "The Visitation", have the tendency to draw the reader in until they are immersed in the fear that oozes from the pages. The movie doesn't quite accomplish that. Of course, if any movie were to contain all of the elements of a Perreti or Grisham novel, it would be 12 hours long.
Having said that, the story is well told, though there are moments where it leaps ahead unexpectedly. The movie's opening scene introduces three mysterious men who proclaim "He is coming." Through the rest of the movie they lurk in the background, creating an uneasy sense of expectancy.
Martin Donovan and Kelly Lynch are very likable as the main characters and Donovan is convincing in the role of reluctant hero. Randy Travis shows he is actually a good actor and provides most of the comic relief, which is a bit surprising.
Edward Furlong as "The Visitor" is a bit melodramatic, but does a good job of keeping you guessing to the end. The rest of the characters could use a little more development in the movie.
One thing I did find irritating about the movie is a device the screenplay writer (not Peretti) uses during the frightening scenes. It is pretty much a rip-off of "The Ring".
Overall, the movie is somewhat frightening. It's not scary in a horror movie fashion, but more in a Hitchcock kind of way. It's more of a disturbing feeling than a desire to scream. Kind of like "The Secret Window".
While Perreti is recognized as a Christian author the movie is not preachy. There are some religious themes, but they flow with the story. It doesn't force messages into the film that don't fit as is so unfortunate in many otherwise good stories.
The budget for the movie is about $2 million. It looks like it. It doesn't look cheap, but it doesn't compare to the films with five times the money in the coffers. Perreti is currently working on a screen play for "The Oath". I hope this movie has enough success to convince someone to front a little bigger budget for his next project.