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Movie Description
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.
Film Notes
Director-Producer Jordan Walker-Pearlman was nominated for Best First Feature by the Independent Spirit Awards. In addition, screenwriter Jordan Walker-Pearlman was nominated for Best First Screenplay by the Independent Spirit Awards.
Hill Harper was nominated for Best Male Lead and Billy Dee Williams was nominated for Best Supporting Male by the Independent Spirit Awards.
Industry Reviews
"...Poignant....There are some good performances and the material speaks to some powerful issues..."
Box Office - Tim Cogshell (02/01/2001)
"...Smoky visuals and a soundtrack suave with jazz..."
Entertainment Weekly - Lisa Schwarzbaum (05/04/2001)
"...Absorbing, moving....THE VISIT has a conservative yet forceful style that brings out the best in all of the performers. Harper is superb..."
Hollywood Reporter - David Hunter (12/15/2000)
"THE VISIT powerfully depicts the flowering of spiritual redemption....This is a film that stays with you long after the lights have gone up..."
Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (04/20/2001)
"...THE VISIT contains some effective performances....This is a performance that announcing that Harper is to be taken seriously..."
Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert (04/20/2001)
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