Review – The Visitors

This is a low-budget documentary about family members – mostly women – from New York City who band together to make the long bus ride to visit their loved ones in upstate prisons. The subject matter is interesting enough in a simple, human interest way. Unfortunately the production suffers from a host of technical problems. The sound quality is at best inconsistent and in places downright terrible. The editing is likewise mediocre, with no apparent effort made to cut the footage into much of a story. Perhaps someday someone will give this another try with better support from the behind-the-camera folks. Mildly amusing