Ultimately, this is a story not just about the forgiveness of others but also about the forgiveness of oneself.
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01/01/00
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... [More]
Starring: Hill Harper, Obba Babatunde, Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Dee Williams
Director: Jordan Walker Pearlman
Reviews for The Visit
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12/08/01
A better venue for The Visit might be PBS or HBO, where its method-y intimacy would feel less forced.
04/19/01
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05/13/03
There are some good performances and the material speaks to some powerful issues.
04/16/01
Contains some effective performances, not least from Hill Harper as Alex, the hero.
04/20/01
Top CriticThe very strong performances in this low-budget film deserve a better narrative structure to strut their stuff.
04/19/01
If you are open to a leisurely paced psychological drama which enters the mind of a very unhappy fellow, you might gain the same satisfactions as I.
01/31/01
The acting carries the scenes and Walker-Pearlman's dialogue and screenplay make for an auspicious debut
02/01/01
Harper ... turns in a powerful, nuanced performance and alone makes The Visit worth your time.
04/20/01
No review available.
08/10/05
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01/09/06
A prime example of a movie that has clearly been agonized over and loved, but to virtually no ultimate effect.
02/01/01
It backs up its earnest quality with a minimum of sentimentality and a cast-full of straightforward, moving performances.
04/19/01
The drama is very powerful, with layers of complexity seldom seen in this subject matter. In that regard, it puts "The Shawshank Redemption" to shame.
01/01/00
Powerfully depicts the flowering of spiritual redemption within a young man who has every reason to give in to despair.
04/20/01
Top CriticThe acting is magnificent across the board.
02/01/01
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