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The Visit

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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.

Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins

Genre: Dramas

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... 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]

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

Starring: Hill Harper, Obba Babatunde, Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Dee Williams, Marla Gibbs, Phylicia Rashad, Talia Shire, David Clennon, Efrain Figueroa, Amy Stiller, Glynn Turman, Jascha Washington

Director: Jordan Walker Pearlman

Director: Jordan Walker Pearlman
Screenwriter: Jordan Walker Pearlman
Studio: Urbanworld Films

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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.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
10/14/07
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

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Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
01/09/06
Film Threat

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08/10/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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Full Review Source: BlackFilm.com | comment Comment
05/13/03
Wilson Morales
Wilson Morales
BlackFilm.com
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Full Review Source: Montreal Film Journal | comment Comment
09/10/02
Kevin N. Laforest
Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal

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Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
12/08/01
Rachel Sanders
Rachel Sanders
Apollo Guide

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
Elizabeth Weitzman
Film.com

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.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/20/01
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post

A testament to the tenacity of the family, particularly the African American family.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
04/20/01
Teresa Wiltz
Teresa Wiltz
Washington Post

Feels dreadfully slow and often inert.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
04/20/01
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

A spare and moving study of regret and redemption, marked with chilling truths about a life behind bars.

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04/20/01
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

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

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04/20/01
Roger Ebert
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Powerfully depicts the flowering of spiritual redemption within a young man who has every reason to give in to despair.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
04/20/01
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Harper ... turns in a powerful, nuanced performance and alone makes The Visit worth your time.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
04/20/01
E! Online

At its best when considering measures of masculinity and dread of not living up to them.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia City Paper | comment Comment
04/20/01
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
Philadelphia City Paper

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

Full Review Source: IFilm | comment Comment
04/19/01
Dave White
Dave White
IFilm

The very strong performances in this low-budget film deserve a better narrative structure to strut their stuff.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
04/19/01
John Petrakis
John Petrakis
Chicago Tribune

A better venue for The Visit might be PBS or HBO, where its method-y intimacy would feel less forced.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
04/19/01
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Good acting abounds.

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04/16/01
Luke Y. Thompson
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times

Too bad it's swamped by good intentions.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
04/16/01
Mark Holcomb
Mark Holcomb
Village Voice
 
 
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