The Ultimate Gift
- Original title
- The Ultimate Gift
- Year
- 2006
- Running time
- 114 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cheryl McKay. Novel: Jim Stovall
- Cast
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- Drew Fuller
- James Garner
- Abigail Breslin
- Brian Dennehy
- Ali Hillis
- Bill Cobbs
- Lee Meriwether
- Brett Rice
- D. David Morin
- Donna Cherry
- Mircea Monroe
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- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Genre
- Drama
- Synopsis
- When his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his grandfather has devised a crash course on life with twelve tasks – or “gifts” – designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him on a journey of self-discovery and forcing him to determine what is most important in life: money or happiness.
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- Critics' reviews
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"Although cynics likely will reject 'The Ultimate Gift' as warmed-over Capra-corn (...) [it] may be prized by those with a taste for inspirational uplift"
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"Director Michael O. Sajbel too often succumbs to movie-of-the-week sentimentality and starchy pacing. Still, Breslin's captivating performance reminds you why she was recently nominated for an Oscar."
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"Things may work out predictably, but 'The Ultimate Gift' does not yank on the heartstrings so much as pluck them gently."
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"The film constantly teeters on the fulcrum of its own treacly good intentions and simplistic parable-like storytelling, and the extent that it stays balanced is largely thanks to its agile cast."
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"A television-ready effort that would work perfectly for Hallmark."
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"Kind of like a feel-good 'Saw' for churchgoers, minus the sadistic games of death."
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