Michael Dequina TheMovieReport.com Oct 14, 2007 3/4

More important than the technical precision of the actors' turns is the rapport they all share--which ultimately lends this story of a family its authentic, immediate poignancy.

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Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Aug 10, 2005 2/5

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Rachel Sanders Apollo Guide Dec 8, 2001 65/100

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Elizabeth Weitzman Film.com Apr 26, 2001

It couldn't possibly work without a transcendent central performance. Harper gives us that, and more.

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Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post Apr 20, 2001 2/5

It's hard not to give it bonus points for avoiding prison movie clichs and for taking a long, unblinking look at the complex dynamics of one American family.

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Teresa Wiltz Washington Post Apr 20, 2001 3/5

A testament to the tenacity of the family, particularly the African American family.

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Jim Judy Screen It! Apr 20, 2001

Feels dreadfully slow and often inert.

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Steven Rea Philadelphia Inquirer Apr 20, 2001

A spare and moving study of regret and redemption, marked with chilling truths about a life behind bars.

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Roger Ebert Chicago Sun-Times Apr 20, 2001 3/4

Contains some effective performances, not least from Hill Harper as Alex, the hero.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times Apr 20, 2001 4/5

Powerfully depicts the flowering of spiritual redemption within a young man who has every reason to give in to despair.

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Cynthia Fuchs Philadelphia City Paper Apr 20, 2001

At its best when considering measures of masculinity and dread of not living up to them.

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Dave White IFilm Apr 19, 2001

It backs up its earnest quality with a minimum of sentimentality and a cast-full of straightforward, moving performances.

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John Petrakis Chicago Tribune Apr 19, 2001

The very strong performances in this low-budget film deserve a better narrative structure to strut their stuff.

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Eleanor Ringel Cater Atlanta Journal-Constitution Apr 19, 2001 C

A better venue for The Visit might be PBS or HBO, where its method-y intimacy would feel less forced.

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Luke Y. Thompson New Times Apr 16, 2001

Good acting abounds.

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Mark Holcomb Village Voice Apr 16, 2001

Too bad it's swamped by good intentions.

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Ken Fox TV Guide Apr 16, 2001 2/5

Overloaded with extra characters, tangled story lines, dance numbers, fantasies and flashbacks.

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Tim Cogshell Boxoffice Magazine Apr 16, 2001

There are some good performances and the material speaks to some powerful issues.

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A.O. Scott New York Times Apr 9, 2001 3.5/5

The effect of watching people grapple with emotional difficulty and trying to communicate with one another proves riveting.

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Elias Savada Nitrate Online Mar 19, 2001 3/4

Exceptional performances from a well-worn cast transforms The Visit into a remarkable healing process, using the medicine of family and faith to heal a tortured soul.

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