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Haunting Thriller, 10 April 2003
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Theo Robertson from Isle Of Bute , Scotland
I thought THE GIFT was going to be another of those cliched tales involving
a fortune teller , but as soon as the credits revealed that the director was
the underrated Sam Raimi I suddenly started hoping that this was going to be
a good film and my expectations were more than satisfied.
Raimi is probably best known for his SPIDERMAN blockbuster and the EVIL DEAD
films , but I can`t help thinking he`s far better suited to human dramas
like this film and A SIMPLE PLAN . Part human drama on being an outsider ,
part court room drama , part whodunnit and part supernatural mystery THE
GIFT could have ended up as an unfocussed mess but Raimi pulls it off . A
word too for Raimi`s handling of the cast , all the performances are very
good . As you`d expect from such a talented actress Cate Blanchet is
excellent , but Keannu Reeves is a shock as a redneck scum bag . I won`t go
so far as to say he steals the show but as a confirmed Reeves hater I found
his performance totally convincing . Praise indeed
In terms of pace , intelligence and characterisation Billy Bob Thornton and
Tom Epperson have written a very good script , but I have one genuine
complaint regarding forensics . In the court scenes evidence is presented ,
but there is nothing regarding forensic evidence which does lead to a fairly
big plot hole . If I remember correctly A SIMPLE PLAN also suffers slightly
from the screenwriter not doing his homework regarding forensics . But I
suppose I can forgive this because of a haunting and touching shock twist at
the end . If you`ve seen THE GIFT you`ll know what I`m talking about , if
you haven`t then I won`t spoil it for you . The only problem with the twist
is that after you`ve seen it the second or third time it`s not as moving or
touching as it was the first time
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