THE VISIT (2015)

The Visit is the story of teenager Becca (Olivia DeJonge) and her young brother Tyler (Ed Oxenbould), who have never met their estranged grandparents as their widowed mom (Kathryn Hahn) moved out of her house in anger long before they were born, over wanting to marry their father.  But the grandparents have reached out online to their only daughter, who begrudgingly puts her kids on a train to the country for a week, at the kids' insistence (especially Becca, who's filming a documentary about their family), to meet their grandparents.  But Nana (Deanna Dunagan) and Pop Pop (Peter McRobbie) prove not only a bit eccentric, but downright disturbing as they soon grow emotionally violent.  Disappointment awaits those expecting a horror movie; The Visit is actually a suspense drama, with a surprise twist you don't see coming ... though the twist itself isn't all that huge a reveal.  But even with a weak ending, it's a good thriller worth seeing - and, hopefully, a sign (no pun intended) that Shyamalan is back on track. (rated PG-13)  B