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(1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   1   3.5/5 "not really a film you enjoy, per se. It's more like a feeling you get used to before finally accepting."   Filmcritic.com   Bill Gibron B "A polite, gentle drama about friendship and musical expression, "Visitor" dances slowly, but effectively, working its way to the heart."   BrianOrndorf.com   Brian Orndorf "The movie is grounded in a fundamental difficulty, that Walter's education is achieved by his engagement with this set of brown and black people."   PopMatters   Cynthia Fuchs 3/4 "...rife with compelling figures that ultimately sustain the viewer's interest even through a few less-than-subtle moments."   Reel Film Reviews   David Nusair C+ "... I almost want to regurgitate that shawarma I once ate."   Ozus' World Movie Reviews   Dennis Schwartz 2/4 "The Visitor's allusions to our f----up state-of-affairs feel like gratuitous background noise."   Slant Magazine   Ed Gonzalez B+ "A gently moving film that can warm your heart as easily as break it."   EricDSnider.com   Eric D. Snider 3.5/4 "Uplifting and undeniably winning in its perceptive landscape, The Visitor is no stranger to compelling filmmaking rooted in gentleness and inspirational fortitude"   Movie Eye   Frank Ochieng B+ "A lovely, quietly touching film that approaches a provocative and topical subject with dramatic sensitivity and graceful understatement."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 5/5 "Depicts the way a professor's closed-off heart is opened by music, friendship, and love; one of the most touching and impressive films of the year."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 3/4 "This is a simple story of human drama that provides an incentive to spend a couple of hours in a movie theater during a spring that has not provided many such reasons."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli 7/10 "A showcase role for otherwise supporting actor Richard Jenkins, and he makes the most of it without ever being showy."   Window to the Movies   Jeffrey Chen 4/5 "click for full review"   Movies for the Masses   Joseph Proimakis 4/5 "Jenkins, as always has a quiet, almost apologetic hesitation to his performance that serves him well as Walter....a very sweet and gentle film."   Cinerina   Karina Montgomery 2.0/4.0 "The not-so subliminal message about life being fair versus breaking the law isn't enough to carry a film purporting to be a character-driven drama."   MovieCrypt.com   Kevin A. Ranson A- "Character actor Richard Jenkins gives a performance that is at once restrained and speaks volumes, a breakthrough to leading man status after decades of supporting roles."   Reeling Reviews   Laura Clifford 3.5/5 "Focused entirely on these people and how the unplanned relationships affect their lives."   UR Chicago Magazine   Mark Dujsik C+ "A character study drowning in liberal guilt."   Lessons of Darkness   Nick Schager 4/5 "Cuts across one of the West's most contentious political issues without ever getting political. And it features a terrific lead performance from Jenkins."   Film Threat   Rich Cline A "It is a lovely, well-crafted, bittersweet little film."   Laramie Movie Scope   Robert Roten 3.5/5 "Tasting the bitter fruits of globalization"   JWR   S. James Wegg 4/5 "Much more interested in its interpersonal relationships than it is in climbing a soapbox and preaching to the choir."   Cinematical   Scott Weinberg 9/10 "Sophisticated, timely and compelling, it's a quintessential post-9/11 drama."   SSG Syndicate   Susan Granger 9/10 "The film works foremost as the experience of watching Richard Jenkins inhabit his role."   Antagony & Ecstasy   Tim Brayton 3/4 "An interesting examination of the unusual relationship between a bored college professor and an illegal immigrant. There are some thought-provoking discussions in the film patched periodically with rough spots."   Oscar Guy   Wesley Lovell "Click here to see review"   Wolf Entertainment Guide   William Wolf  (1 - 26) of 26 OFCS Rating: 81% Fresh Page   1