Elizabeth reviews a movie or at least promotes one

Andy's reviewing The Happening this week (check here tomorrow for a review). So, what's a good wife to do but suggest we go see something else (from Andy's initial comments, I am the big winner!).

We went to the Landmark's Keystone Art Theater to watch The Visitor. All I knew about it was that it was written and directed by the guy who created The Station Agent, my favorite film of 2003. If you haven't seen The Station Agent, I recommend you rectify that mistake quickly.

The ticket salesman gave us props for our selection and declared "everyone should see this movie."

The main character of the film, Walter, is played by Richard Jenkins, who was the dad on Six Feet Under, one of my favorite shows of all time. Walter is coasting through his boring life in Connecticut, until he returns to the apartment he owns in NYC. There, he finds his apartment rented out to a couple, a Syrian drummer (Tarek) and a Senegalese jewelry maker (Zaineb). The movie is a character piece, much like The Station Agent, and its success is largely due to the nuanced performances by Jenkins and the rest of the cast.

I really don't want to give much away because I feel the movie will be better the less you know, but pretty much everyone should see this movie.