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The Visitor

Overview

Genre :

Comedy, Drama

Release Date :

April 18, 2008 (Wide)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Thomas McCarthy

Starring :

Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Hiam Abbass, Danai Jekesai Gurira, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore, Michael Cumpsty, Bill McHenry

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  3 of 5 [Rate It]

3.5 of 4

“..paranoid, heartbroken, disillusioned..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
3.5 of 4

“..one of the year's most intriguing dramas..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3.5 of 4

“..beautifully shot and acted follow-up..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
“..an unassuming but quietly heartbreaking drama..”
by Carina Chocano [LA Times]
3 of 4

“..a small movie, but its emotions could not be writ any larger..”
by Rene Rodriguez [Miami Herald]
Review rate : B+
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
Review rate : A-
Reviewed by William Arnold [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Maitland McDonagh [TV Guide]
3.5 of 5
Reviewed by Bill Gibron [Filmcritic.com]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
3 of 4
Reviewed by James Berardinelli [Reelviews]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Carrie Rickey [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Reviewed by A.O. Scott [NY Times]

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