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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. An earnest drama, The Visit gains much emotional power through its fine performances. more
 
Runtime: 1 hr 47 mins
Theatrical Release: Dec 15, 2000 Limited
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... [More]
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. [Less]

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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Oct 23, 2001

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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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Kevin N. Laforest
Montreal Film Journal
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12/08/01 08:06 AM
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 06:13 PM
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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04/20/01 04:22 PM
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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04/20/01 04:20 PM
Teresa Wiltz
Washington Post
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Feels dreadfully slow and often inert.

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04/20/01 04:18 PM
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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04/20/01 04:16 PM
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Contains some effective performances, not least from Hill Harper as Alex, the hero.

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04/20/01 02:06 PM
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.

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04/20/01 10:41 AM
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 02:09 AM
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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04/20/01 02:09 AM
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 05:27 PM
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 02:18 PM
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 02:17 PM
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Good acting abounds.

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04/16/01 04:22 PM
Luke Y. Thompson
New Times
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Too bad it's swamped by good intentions.

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04/16/01 04:07 PM
Mark Holcomb
Village Voice
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