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The Gift
2000
Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a young widow living in Brixton, Georgia, who does psychic readings. She has a power that allows her to see things her neighbours don't see, and she talks about the things that they try to keep quiet. She eventually stirs up trouble by advising Valerie Barksdale (Hilary Swank) to leave her .. Read more
| Starring | Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Michael Jeter, Katie Holmes |
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| Director | Sam Raimi |
| Genres | Thriller |
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The Gift
Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a young widow living in Brixton, Georgia, who does psychic readings. She has a power that allows her to see things her neighbours don't see, and she talks about the things that they try to keep quiet. She eventually stirs up trouble by advising Valerie Barksdale (Hilary Swank) to leave her abusive husband Donnie (an effectively menacing Keanu Reeves). Donnie chases after Annie and threatens her and her young sons. Then Jessica King (Katie Holmes), a sexually liberated rich girl, disappears, and Annie has visions of a gruesome murder that endangers her own life. THE GIFT is an unusual supernatural thriller. Director Sam Raimi (A SIMPLE PLAN) and DP Jamie Anderson use the huge gnarled trees and foggy swamps of Savannah to create a palpable sense of dread, and Raimi really knows how to jolt an audience. The script, by Billy Bob Thornton (SLING BLADE) and Tom Epperson, has enough twists to keep the audience guessing. Blanchett is very believable, and Giovanni Ribisi gives a heart-wrenching performance as Buddy Cole, a disturbed young man who seeks Annie's counsel. Their relationship gives the film an emotional weight that makes it more than just a good thriller.
| Starring | Cate Blanchett, Keanu Reeves, Michael Jeter, Katie Holmes, Gary Cole, Greg Kinnear, Chelcie Ross, Hilary Swank, Kim Dickens, Giovanni Ribisi, Danny El |
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| Director | Sam Raimi |
| Studio | LIONS GATE HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 47 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2000 On LOVEFiLM Instant: LOVEFiLM Instant: 26 Sep 2009 To Rent: DVD: 17 Sep 2001 |
| LOVEFiLM Instant | £2.49 |
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Engaging hokum in the Deep Southern Gothic style, given a modicum of credibility by the strength of Cate Blanchett's performance; despite her gift for foresight, though, most of the audience will anticipate the narrative twists long before she does.
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- Halliwell's Film Guide
- 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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A very atmospheric and...
A very atmospheric and moving thriller. Cate Blanchett is brilliant as a kind and gifted medium, trying to make a normal life for herself and her children, but ... read more »
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- 20 Dec 2003 at 16:59
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excellent film
blanchett is great in everything she does, and in this film theres no exception
this film is spooky, scary and full of great intensive stuffread more » - 1105907
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- cheesekake
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Loved it!
Loved this, very atmospheric and a good plot though it was slightly obvious to me 'whodunnit' pretty much from the beginning. Well worth a watch, great ... read more »
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- Ellebaby
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A true gift
I loved this film, very imaginative and got you thinking who the killer was, edge of seat film with a good story line and the actors/actresses all played there ... read more »
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- modelmam
- 6 reviews
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A Simple Plan on the small screen this week
- 28 Nov 2006
Among the films offered by terrestrial TV channels this week is A Simple Plan, a noir-style thriller from director Sam Raimi. Showing on BBC One on Tuesday night, A Simple Plan tells the story of a downed plane, lots of cash and three family members who believe that finders should definitely be keepers. But of course, it's not that easy. And Raimi at the helm ensures a tense and gripping story, similar to that of his later effort The Gift, which stars Cate Blanchett and Katie Holmes as... Read more
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The Gift
Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) is a young widow living in Brixton, Georgia, who does psychic readings. She has a power that allows her to see things her neighbours don't see, and she talks about the things that they try to keep quiet. She eventually stirs up trouble by advising Valerie Barksdale (...
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