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The Visit (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 31 Fresh: 22  Rotten:9 Average Rating: 6.3/10
 
Consensus: An earnest drama, The Visit gains much emotional power through its fine performances.
 

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Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Synopsis: With THE VISIT, director Jordan Walker Pearlman makes his feature film debut, adapting a story from a book of the same title written by Kosmond Russell. The movie stars Hill Harper as a young man dying in prison who beckons his family to him for one final visit, hoping that their meeting will heal... With THE VISIT, director Jordan Walker Pearlman makes his feature film debut, adapting a story from a book of the same title written by Kosmond Russell. The movie stars Hill Harper as a young man dying in prison who beckons his family to him for one final visit, hoping that their meeting will heal old family wounds. [More]

Genre: Dramas

Starring: Hill Harper, Obba Babatunde, Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Dee Williams, Marla Gibbs

Director: Jordan Walker Pearlman
Screenwriter: Jordan Walker Pearlman

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Release:

Nov 10, 2002

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More important than the technical precision of the actors' turns is the rapport they all share--which ultimately lends this story of a family its authentic, immediate poignancy.

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Michael Dequina
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Wilson Morales
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09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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12/08/01
Rachel Sanders
Apollo Guide
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It couldn't possibly work without a transcendent central performance. Harper gives us that, and more.

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04/26/01
Elizabeth Weitzman
Film.com
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It's hard not to give it bonus points for avoiding prison movie clichés and for taking a long, unblinking look at the complex dynamics of one American family.

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Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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A testament to the tenacity of the family, particularly the African American family.

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Teresa Wiltz
Washington Post
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Feels dreadfully slow and often inert.

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04/20/01
Jim Judy
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A spare and moving study of regret and redemption, marked with chilling truths about a life behind bars.

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Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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3/4

Contains some effective performances, not least from Hill Harper as Alex, the hero.

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04/20/01
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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4/5

Powerfully depicts the flowering of spiritual redemption within a young man who has every reason to give in to despair.

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04/20/01
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Harper ... turns in a powerful, nuanced performance and alone makes The Visit worth your time.

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04/20/01
E! Online
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At its best when considering measures of masculinity and dread of not living up to them.

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Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper
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It backs up its earnest quality with a minimum of sentimentality and a cast-full of straightforward, moving performances.

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04/19/01
Dave White
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The very strong performances in this low-budget film deserve a better narrative structure to strut their stuff.

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04/19/01
John Petrakis
Chicago Tribune
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A better venue for The Visit might be PBS or HBO, where its method-y intimacy would feel less forced.

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04/19/01
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Good acting abounds.

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04/16/01
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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Too bad it's swamped by good intentions.

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04/16/01
Mark Holcomb
Village Voice
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