Contains some effective performances, not least from Hill Harper as Alex, the hero.
The Visit (2000)
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Reviews Counted:3
Fresh:3
Rotten:0
Average Rating:7.5/10
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
Reviews for The Visit
Powerfully depicts the flowering of spiritual redemption within a young man who has every reason to give in to despair.
The effect of watching people grapple with emotional difficulty and trying to communicate with one another proves riveting.
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