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Visit, The
Urbanworld Films
FILM:
MPAA 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)
| GENRE(S): |
Drama
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| WRITTEN BY: |
Jordan Walker-Pearlman
Kosmond Russell (play)
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| DIRECTED BY: |
Jordan Walker-Pearlman
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| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: October 23, 2001
Video: October 23, 2001
Theatrical: December 15, 2000
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| RUNNING TIME: |
123 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: |
USA |

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80
Variety
Sheri Linden
The top-notch cast never hits a false note.

80
Los Angeles Times
Kevin Thomas
This is a film that stays with you long after the lights have gone up.

80
LA Weekly
Paul Malcolm
Performances that are natural yet weighted with history and frequently heart-wrenching.

75
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.

75
Philadelphia Inquirer
Steven Rea
A spare and moving study of regret and redemption, marked with chilling truths about a life behind bars.
75
New York Daily News
Elizabeth Weitzman
The actors seem exhilarated.

75
Entertainment Weekly
Lisa Schwarzbaum
This very earnestly American prison gives off an unusually mellow European air.

70
The New York Times
Dana Stevens
Shows so much intelligence and compassion that its tendency sometimes to overreach or underdramatize can surely be forgiven.

63
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.
60
Washington Post
Teresa Wiltz
In its quiet way, The Visit is a testament to the tenacity of the family, particularly the African American family.

50
Christian Science Monitor
David Sterritt
The film's touches of unconventional style interfere with its emotional effectiveness at times.

50
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.

50
Chicago Tribune
John Petrakis
The very strong performances in this low-budget film deserve a better narrative structure to strut their stuff.
48
Mr. Showbiz
Kevin Maynard
Sentenced its audience to a maudlin death.

40
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.

40
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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