The Gift

The Gift

“The Gift” is a southern gothic paranormal thriller that shows the restrained side of Sam Raimi. The mystery plot is pretty underwhelming but the film makes up for that with its atmospheric setting, Cate Blanchett´s stellar lead performance (with a southern accent), and a supporting cast that includes Keanu Reeves as a wife-beating asshole, Hillary Swank as his poor wife, Katie Holmes as the center of the mystery, and small roles by J.K. Simmons and Rosemary Harris, who Raimi would cast again in his Spider-Man films. When it comes to Raimi´s restrained films, I much prefer “A Simple Plan” from two years earlier but “The Gift” is still decent enough to make it worth checking out.

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