The Gift is a American film directed by Sam Raimi.
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The Gift Movie Info
This Sam Raimi-directed thriller is a Supernatural horror meets character drama. Set in Georgia, the film concerns a widowed mother named Annie (Cate Blanchett) who is blessed with the ability to have psychic visions. When Annie is asked to use her powers to investigate the murder of a rich society girl (Katie Holmes) who was engaged to a local high school principal (Greg Kinnear), she finds her "gift" is as destructive as it is helpful.
Many of the townspeople have mixed regard for Annie's abilities, including an abusive husband (Keanu Reeves) and his brutalized wife (Hilary Swank) (the former threatens Annie and her children with taunts that she is a devil) as well as a deeply troubled auto mechanic (Giovanni Ribisi) who may hold a key to the events in question. The Georgia residents soon find themselves all suspects in the investigation, and Annie is forced to confront past demons while still trying to help solve the mystery.
Many of the townspeople have mixed regard for Annie's abilities, including an abusive husband (Keanu Reeves) and his brutalized wife (Hilary Swank) (the former threatens Annie and her children with taunts that she is a devil) as well as a deeply troubled auto mechanic (Giovanni Ribisi) who may hold a key to the events in question. The Georgia residents soon find themselves all suspects in the investigation, and Annie is forced to confront past demons while still trying to help solve the mystery.
The Gift Movie Review
The Gift Movie Review : Small towns often breed dark secrets and never more so than in Sam Raimi's sweaty thriller, set along the steamy bayous of deepest Georgia.High school principal Wayne Collins (Kinnear) is distraught when his lovely fiancee, socialite Jessica King (Holmes), goes missing in the middle of the night.In desperation, Wayne turns to town psychic and fortune-teller Annie Wilson (Blanchett) for help, hoping her mystical cards will offer some glimpse of Jessica's whereabouts.Annie begins receiving strange visions and leads the police to Jessica's watery grave, on land owned by wife-beating thug Donnie Barksdale (Reeves). The evidence seems pretty compelling but as Donnie begins his trial in the dock, Annie begins to have doubts about his guilt.The Gift is a little too pedestrian to always operate effectively as a thriller. The narrative is too linear, with far too few twists to keep audiences guessing.
Blanchett is stunning, playing her reluctant clairvoyant with a heart-breaking innocence and fragility. There is a palpable sense of desperation in Blanchett's performance, as Annie is dragged through thewringer, at the mercy of her so-called gift.Ribisi is incredibly good too as a gentle soul haunted by the demons of domestic violence. The scene where Buddy wreaks long overdue revenge on his father is truly terrifying.The biggest surprises are the supporting cast. Reeves shrugs off his slacker, nice guy persona to convincingly essay an unrepentant wife-beater. It's arguably the best performance of his career - you can almost see thehatred in his character's eyes.Holmes finally graduates from teen roles to full-blooded screen adulthood. Her town temptress proves her maturity as an actress.
The Gift Movie Cast
The Gift is a American film directed by Sam Raimi.
Cate Blanchett --Annabelle 'Annie' Wilson
Giovanni Ribisi---Buddy Cole
Gary Cole---David Duncan
Rosemary Harris ---Annie's Granny
Keanu Reeves----Donnie Barksdale
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J.K. Simmons---Sheriff Pearl Johnson
lmes----Jessica King
Greg Kinnear--- Wayne Collins
Chelcie Ross ---Kenneth King
John Beasley---Albert Hawkins
Hilary Swank--- Valerie Barksdale
Michael Jeter---Gerald Weems
Kim Dickens---Linda
Gary Cole---David Duncan
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