Rated PG-13
Running Time: 1 hr 44 mins
Cast:
**** out of *****
(93% Fresh Rating!)
Mikey @ The Movies Official Rating:
***** out of *****
The Premise:
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
MY REVIEW
The Visitor is one of the finest dramatic films of the year, in fact it's one of the best films of 2008. It's really a story of finding friends in places we never thought we would. It's about falling in love with people we never imagined we would fall for. It's about finding a passion within us we never knew existed. The Visitor takes all these things and weaves them together to craft a near perfect character drama that I just absolutely loved.
What a wonderfully written screenplay. The story was just so incredibly moving. It demonstrates to a degree the old saying, "Never judge a book by it's cover". We have Richard Jenkins, an older actor, who here plays a quiet college professor that kind of comes off a bit scary and uninviting. But we come to find out he's far from them. He befriends illegal immigrants and lets them stay in his New York apartment. One of them begins to teach him how to play the drums until he is arrested and sent to a detention center for being an immigrant.
What follows is Jenkins giving us a brilliant and stunning performance as his character tries his best to get this young man out of the detention center. He visits him everyday and he tries to take care of the mans wife. When the man's mother comes to town (who is also an illegal), Jenkins takes her into his home, feeds her and lets her stay there. A mini bond grows between the two during this time. You know it's a very simplistic storyline, but like I said it's so beautifully told and ends up being so very heartwarming.
I highly recommend this film, it really does have a sweet story to tell and anyone can fall in love with it. I also like to point out that Richard Jenkins delivers what I think is a incredible Oscar worthy performance. The supporting cast is quite good as well. Just everything about this movie was perfect in my eyes. Wonderful direction, a great score, the works. Just proves that believe it or not, there are such things as great movies that don't have big booms and people running screaming for their lives. Drama works too, my friends!
The Visitor is a great film, please see it!
To view this film's theatrical trailer, click this link: The Visitor
*This is the 129th new film I've seen and reviewed this year.
*This film is now on DVD.
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