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Movie Info
Genre(s): Drama
Written by:
Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Kosmond Russell (play)
Directed by: Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Release Date:
Theatrical: December 15, 2000
DVD: October 23, 2001
Running Time: 123 minutes, Color
Origin: USA
Summary
RATING: R for drug use
Starring Hill Harper, Obba Babatundé, Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Dee Williams, and Marla Gibbs
A timeless story of one man's search for understanding and redemption. (Urbanworld Films)
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FILM: Constellation
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What The Critics Said
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Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas
This is a film that stays with you long after the lights have gone up.
Read Full Review >LA Weekly Paul Malcolm
Performances that are natural yet weighted with history and frequently heart-wrenching.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert
The movie doesn't crank up the volume with violence and jailhouse cliches, but focuses on this person and his possibilities for change.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Inquirer Steven Rea
A spare and moving study of regret and redemption, marked with chilling truths about a life behind bars.
Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum
This very earnestly American prison gives off an unusually mellow European air.
Read Full Review >The New York Times Dana Stevens
Shows so much intelligence and compassion that its tendency sometimes to overreach or underdramatize can surely be forgiven.
Read Full Review >New York Post V.A. Musetto
Marred by sappy fantasy sequences and a sentimental finale that's out of step with most of the rest of the movie.
Washington Post Teresa Wiltz
In its quiet way, The Visit is a testament to the tenacity of the family, particularly the African American family.
Read Full Review >Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt
The film's touches of unconventional style interfere with its emotional effectiveness at times.
Read Full Review >Village Voice Mark Holcomb
The last scenes contain so many moral and spiritual turnarounds that Alex (Harper) -- and the film -- are all but buried in the uplift. Harper, in a fierce, nuanced performance, deserves better.
Read Full Review >Chicago Tribune John Petrakis
The very strong performances in this low-budget film deserve a better narrative structure to strut their stuff.
TV Guide Ken Fox
The result is so overloaded with extra characters, tangled story lines, dance numbers, fantasies and flashbacks that the once-simple plot feels puffed-up and irritatingly self-important.
Read Full Review >Washington Post Michael O'Sullivan
Unfortunately, the actors seem overqualified for their parts, delivering earnest monologues that come across as clumsy transplants from the proscenium stage.
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