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YouHeart I gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Aiden Melton The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

Jacques98 I read the book and watched the movie. I have some respect for Frank Peretti bringing Christian fiction into the horror realm, but everything he has written was overtly cheesy, unoriginal, and used too many words to say nothing. His movies aren't much better.The movie was insanely better than the book, but steals way too many scares from original horror movies like The Exorcist and maybe a bit from Evil Dead II.Family fun movie, nothing more, really.There is enough going for this film that it held my attention more than a lot of other sub-par movies, like Justin's scenes. Other than that, there are quite a few cliché elements, but not as many as you would expect from something like this.2/10

Paul Andrews The Visitation is set in a small American town where a recent spate of God like miracles have cured a crippled man, someones eyesight, healed physical scars & gave the whole town renewed hope. A young man named Brandon Nichols (Edward Furlong) admits he is the source of these miracles & the entire town falls in love with him as he cures their illnesses & ailments. Ex minister Travis Jordan (Martin Donovan) is very sceptical & mistrusting his wife having been murdered three years earlier, he recognises a man who was photographed at his wife's murder scene hanging around Brandon & feels the answer to his wife's unsolved murder may be near. As Travis investigates Brandon & his miracles he realises that Brandon isn't who he claims to be & that his miracles have a sinister reason behind them...Directed by Robby Henson one has to say that The Visitation isn't a totally terrible film but at the same time isn't exactly a great one either, I can't say I particularly liked it but I can't say i particularly hated it either. The script by Brian Godawa & Frank Peretti bases itself around the supernatural & religion which does drown out the horror elements at times, The Visitation isn't that preachy & it doesn't try to convert it's audience to devout Christians but the religious symbolism & themes are clearly there for all to see. At 100 odd minutes in length The Visitation feels a lot longer which is never a good sign, it's a fairly slow going film at times & the film doesn't have much pace. The character's are alright if a little clichéd, I mean the ex minister who has to re-find his faith to stop a great evil? Where The Visitation really falls down is the ending, it's a bit of a mess really & things don't quite come together that well. There are many questions which remain unanswered, the twists are underwhelming & somewhat lazy, the basic plot isn't really explained & when the end credits roll it leaves you feeling a bit cheated.Director Henson does alright, like a lot of films he bleaches almost all of the colour out of certain scenes which gives it a very mute colour palette. For the majority of The Visitation actor Edward Furlong playing Brandon wears a wig which makes him look like he has long hair but at the climax he suddenly appears with a shaven head for no apparent reason. It's never mentioned in the film whether his character was wearing a wig & he just took it off (if so why?) or whether during an evil ritual he just decided to get a hair cut! Strange & it's very noticeable. There's no blood or gore, there's a bit of language & a few cheap scare moments like a dog suddenly appearing at someones window barking it's head off but overall the story is too weak to give you nightmares.According to the IMDb this had a budget of about $2,500,000 which is a hell of a lot of money, I can't really see where it all went to be honest. It looks like any other cheap straight-to-video/DVD release. Apparently filmed in Visalia in California. The acting isn't too bad at all which helps, has Edward Furlong been in a decent film after the brilliant Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)?The Visitation is an average religious themed supernatural horror film, for me I didn't like it that much but it didn't dislike it that much either. I found it all a bit average & forgettable, watch something else like Stigmata (1999) instead which is a better religious supernatural themed horror film.

Michael O'Keefe The small town of Antioch is slowly divided by the magic touch of a mysterious stranger. Robby Henson directs this adaptation of a novel by Frank Peretti. The charismatic stranger Brandon Nichols(Edward Furlong)appears to have the power to heal, nevertheless he also has an aura about him that is of pronounced menace. A fallen ex-minister Travis Jordan(Martin Donovan) begins putting back his unraveled faith and goes about proving Nichols is a false prophet avenging his past sorrows. More supernatural than horrific. Furlong is commanding as the malevolent messiah. Actually a pretty good movie. The cast includes: Kelly Lynch, Randy Travis, Joe Unger, Priscilla Barnes, James Horan and Richard Tyson.

Kashmirgrey 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.