The Visitation (2006)

Good movie but grossly overrated

Expected more

Absolutely the worst movie.

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

I honestly think that I could have offered better ideas for adapting this book to film while still keeping it under 2 hrs. The dramatic moments seemed to be focused in the wrong spots. I didn't really care about a dog coming back to life. (which wasn't even in the book)Furthermore, I was disappointed that Morgan Elliot was a veterinarian instead of a Methodist minister. Most of the messages about religion were deflated to appeal to a secular audience. And, in general, I felt that the movie was much darker than it had to be. I understand that it is considered a "thriller," but many of the more humorous characters, such as Dee Baylor, were either merged with other characters or left out completely. I so wanted to see Dee Baylor running down the street after Jim Baylor with a gun in her hands or Penny getting blown up in Don Anderson's appliance shop. For some reason I had imagined lighter moments when I was reading the book. Most of the movie is literally dark; it is either night time or we are stuck in a dark basement or something. And, what was with those lights flickering on and off in the supermarket? It looked like some sort of aliens or monsters were invading. Finally, I have to say something about the unoriginal special effects used when the demons are leaving the bodies. It honestly looks like a sorry attempt to mimic the same effect they used in "The Green Mile." The book is amazing, but this movie is less than spectacular. I really felt like it was a waste of time. Just read the 600 page book!

OK, say it with me: ITS JUST A MOVIE! Anyway, i thought it was freaky, but good! Its made for our entertainment, and i don't hear anyone giving Edward Furlong any kind of recognition, because he did a good job, And By the way, DAMN, Edward Furlong looked hot. Never thought he was very cute, but WOW, he had that evil sexiness going on! Now, of course i live somewhere where i would never, never see him, but if i ever did, i would definitely say that he does not get enough recognition, and regardless of the comments for this movie, it made me DEFINITELY want to see him more. Yumm, yumm! OK, any y the hell do we have to write so much on this thing before it will post your comment, i mean good gravy i wrote a freaken paragraph here!

If you want to ruin any chance of a good film then cast Edward Furlong in a leading role. Apparently the makers of "The Visitation" weren't worried about the quality of their film, because they did exactly that.Dark angels set the stage for a false messiah who gains a small town's discipleship through healing of various ills. A once-pastor, now unbeliever suspects something amiss. With the aid of the town's veterinarian, they set out to expose the devil and make his true purpose known.The plot is interesting enough, and I thought fairly above average in the clever department. It was when I saw Edward Furlong cast as a Jesus-wanna-be, that I lost hope.

This is a cut above a lot of the movies of this genre.... call them "Omanesque." They usually fall into one of two categories: Some defrocked priest is confronted by the devil and is reborn....or The whole thing is just a big hoax and the devil-likes are nothing but clever cons. I was afraid, for some time, that this movie was going to fall into the latter category. It didn't. But it didn't fall completely into the drivel that usually occurs when the "lost one" discovers a biblical god again. Close. The special effects were pretty good. The plot had some holes but not as big as a lot of these movies. No jumping cats out of closets with the attendant crash of cymbals. Drama level was high and the interest in the primary characters is also...unlike so many, when you feel like, "oh, who cares? Let 'em go to the devil." I had genuine empathy for our hero and heroine. My only problem with the whole category is that I think it re-enforces the idea that if some statuary starts weeping...it's a miracle! And god will save the sinner. Life is a little more complex than that.