...if it hadn't been so obvious that Richard Jenkins would at some point pound on a drum in his underwear.
There is still a lot to enjoy, not the least of which is seeing Richard Jenkins playing the drum in his underwear. There's nothing really wrong with the story as long as you're willing to enjoy its surface level symbolism, its obvious foreshadowing, parallels and general preachiness. The story works. It's just unimaginative. And I say this as someone who basically agrees with the immigration ethics agenda as laid out and reinforced over and over again in the film. Too bad.
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The beauty of The Visitor was watching Jenkins's character soften. It's not a new story, but I still never get tired of it if it's acted well. And Jenkins acts really well. There were lots of wonderful characters in the film, in fact. I actually appreciate a nominal plot sometimes so I can focus more on character development.
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