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- Release Date: 2001
- Runtime: 107 min
- Genre: Drama
- Starring: Obba Babatundé, Rae Dawn Chong, Marla Gibbs, Hill Harper ... see all
- Director: Jordan Walker-Pearlman
- Plot: Based on a play inspired by a true story, The Visit explores one man's search for understanding and redemption. With the help of a psychiatrist, convicted rapist Alex Waters (Hill... Read more
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| Apr 19, 2001Los Angeles Times
The Visit's" splendid ensemble cast is further enhanced by the fine actors--Talia Shire, David Clennon, Glynn Turman, Efrain Figueroa and Amy Stiller--who play the members of the parole board.
It marks the directorial debut of Jordan Walker-Pearlman, who in his adaptation of the Kosmond Russell play displays an acute sense of how to realize visually a work intended for the stage while respecting its text.
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| Apr 01, 2001blackfilm.com
The gem of the film is the acting.....Because these films can't fit into the typical genre just mentioned, it is believed....Urbanworld Films was smart to choose a well-acted film as their start in the Hollywood game.....cast is wonderfully played out to perfection.....Its first feature is "The Visit" and it deserves to be seen for its story is powerful.... ... Full Review
| Jun 21, 2000Variety
Among a powerhouse vet cast, Hill Harper shines in "The Visit" as an imprisoned young man who transcends anger --....The intelligent script, based on Kosmond Rus-sell's play, is full of heart-wrenching emotion, bracing humor and universal truths about family, hope and personal responsibility.....fine performances.... ... Full Review
filmcritic.com
It's too bad....those qualities don't necessarily mean the film will be any good.....Sadly, The Visit isn't even much fun to watch.....A tragically sad tale of woe, The Visit is so overwrought it's hard to know where to start explaining it..... ... Full Review
Chicago Sun-Times
The last act of " The Visit " hurries that process too much, but the journey is worth taking.
But " The Visit " contains some effective performances, not least from Hill Harper as Alex, the hero.
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lariat.org –
2000-12-22
December 22, 2000 -- "The Visit" is a prison drama of a different stripe.It shows us the effect of a prisoner on his family and the family's effect on him. ... Full Article
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villagevoice.com –
2000-12-12
Prison dramas, as any Oz fan can tell you, are typically more concerned with the physics of bloodspray than with the inner lives of their characters. ... Full Article
What type of input did you have in the layout of the film? Well Jordan Walker-Pearlman is the unique one in that situation; he is the filmmaker. ... Full Article