1. Forbes' Scott Mendelson said the movie marks a "glorious return to form" for Shyamalan.

"The Visit is the one we've been waiting for, folks," he writes. "It's good. Oh my word, is it good. But more importantly, it is excellent in that specific way that reminds us why M. Night Shyamalan was once such a marvel."

"It is richly humanistic, filled with individually sketched characters that often sparkle with wit and surprising decency," he adds. "Within the first few minutes of this evocatively sketched gem, all those bad memories of pretty much everything Shyamalan has made since Signs vanishes in a puff of smoke. The Visit is always engrossing, occasionally enthralling, periodically hilarious, and, when it counts, bruised-forearm terrifying. This is delightful entertainment."

2. CraveOnline's William Bibbiani says The Visit is "worth an RSVP."

"The Visit is not up to the standards of The Sixth Sense, Unbreakable or even (most of) Signs, but it is a welcome step in the right direction for Shyamalan," he writes. "He once again seems energized by humanity and not just a high-concept. He's made a small film and he's made it work, on its own modest merits."