Contender Profile: The Visitor

The Visitor
Broad Appeal: 93%
Perceived Quality: 79
Mini-Review: A interesting mix of a middle-aged awakening story with a harrowing immigration nightmare. Jenkins is quite good, but the film's true strength is in the story it tells. Ultimately it's too naturalistic to be transcendant and too convenient to be truly naturalistic, but is easy to discuss and difficult to forget.

Awards Chances: It's only really competing in two categories, best actor and best original screenplay. It has a better than average shot at either, but will need some critics awards to pitch in for the cause. Probably won't win either.