Title:
Gift, The
Released: 2000
Genre: Drama /
Horror / Mystery / Thriller
Runtime: 112 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Tagline:
It was the perfect crime... Except someone saw it
all.
Plot
Summary: When a local woman (Katie Holmes)
disappears and the police can't seem to find any leads,
her father (Chelcie Ross) turns to a poor young woman
(Cate Blanchett) with psychic powers. Slowly she starts
having visions of the woman chained and in a pond.
Her visions lead to the body and the arrest of an
abusive husband (Keanu Reeves), but did he really
do it? Greg Kinnear is the missing woman's fiancee,
Hilary Swank plays Reeve's abused wife, and Gary Cole
is a sleazy attorney with ties to the missing woman.
Comments:
A
compelling, genuinely intriguing, very well-acted
mystery/thriller. This is a superb movie. The acting
was great, and believable. Keanu Reeves was a big
surprise, his best performance yet bringing the best
of The Matrix, Permanent Record and The Last Time
i Committed Suicide together. Kate Blanchette was
unsurprisingly perfect for the role of Annie. Actually...
the whole cast was brilliant. It is pretty creepy
and Sam Raimi has done an excellent job of creating
a nail biting atmosphere. The individual scenes are
good, however the twist was far too predictable. The
ending wasn't, so the twist was acceptable... just.
The plot was... OK. If you are one of those harsh
criticle film watchers who are restricted to movies
with fantastic plots blah blah blah then you will
not approve. The plot/twist/ending isn't perfect.
However that certainly doesn't stop this being an
extremely enjoyable movie. 8/10.
Cast
overview:
Cate Blanchett .... Annabelle 'Annie' Wilson
Giovanni Ribisi .... Buddy Cole
Keanu Reeves .... Donnie Barksdale
Katie Holmes .... Jessica King
Greg Kinnear .... Wayne Collins
Hilary Swank .... Valerie Barksdale
Michael Jeter .... Gerald Weems
Kim Dickens .... Linda
Gary Cole .... David Duncan
Rosemary Harris .... Annie's granny
J.K. Simmons .... Sheriff Pearl Johnson
Chelcie Ross .... Kenneth King
John Beasley .... Albert Hawkins
Lynnsee Provence .... Mike Wilson
Hunter McGilvray .... Miller Wilson
Movie
scenes preview:
Scene #1
Scene
Description:
Katie Holmes open her shirt to reveal her incredible
breasts before she gets in an argument with a guy, and
as she struggles, we see her breasts bounce around nicely.
A much improved version of a classic scene.
featured
actress:
