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The movie revolves around Annie, a young recently widowed mother of three, who is asked to help find a young woman who has disappeared. as a result of acquiring keen knowledge about the crime through her extrasensory perception.
Raimi's latest picture, The Gift, looks like an attempt to create a classier version of the kind of horror movie that established his reputation nearly two decades ago.
January 19, 2001
EmanuelLevy.Com
Failing to deliver as a suspenser, The Gift relies heavily on its name cast, particularly Cate Blanchette, which elevates the old-fashioned yarn to a more serious patina.
A glorious textbook example of a gifted film maker's ability to transform a familiar genre and, thrillingly, to confound our expectations in the process.
January 19, 2001
eFilmCritic.com
Who would have thought Sam Raimi could have made a film in which the dead are harmless, even helpful?
Unfortunately, Raimi and Thornton -- who collaborated as director and star on the genuinely creepy A Simple Plan -- have only enough material this time to sustain half a movie.
January 19, 2001
Cinema Crazed
Though "The Gift" is tonally uneven, it's still worth a watch if only for the mood and inherent dread present.
There's really just one reason to see the Southern freak show that is Sam Raimi's The Gift, and fortunately it's the best reason: to watch the star of the piece.