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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)

What The Critics Said

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80

Variety Sheri Linden

The top-notch cast never hits a false note.

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80

Los Angeles Times Kevin Thomas

This is a film that stays with you long after the lights have gone up.

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80

LA Weekly Paul Malcolm

Performances that are natural yet weighted with history and frequently heart-wrenching.

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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.

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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.

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75

Entertainment Weekly Lisa Schwarzbaum

This very earnestly American prison gives off an unusually mellow European air.

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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.

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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.

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50

Christian Science Monitor David Sterritt

The film's touches of unconventional style interfere with its emotional effectiveness at times.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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