The Visitor [2007] Movie Reviews on CinemaClock

WOW. Hands down the best movie of 2008 so far! Will probably make the top ten of the year. Note: I haven't seen Iron Man yet and I suspect that will be the best of 2008 THUS FAR. Anyway, The Visitor is a terrific drama and really heartfelt. Tackles the immigration issue in a post 9/11 world really nicely but I think the main theme here is just identity. I love how much they developed the main character. When you first meet the character, the last think you want to do is spend 2 hours watching him, but as time passes, you want to really meet him to see where he's at nowadays. I'd love to chalk that up to an amazing script (which it was) but you've gotta give full credit to Richard Jenkins. Must be the role of a lifetime for him, maybe an Oscar nomination? The wierdest thing about this movie is that even though it ended up going exactly where I suspected the movie was going to go, it still surprised me on many levels. This screenwriter, McCarthy, really has a gift. I'm definitely going to see more of his films in the future. Yay for independant films!