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The Ultimate Gift (2006)

Cover of The Ultimate Gift

Rated:  G

Director:  Michael O. Sajbel

Run Time:  114 minutes

Age Recommendations:  All ages

Main Characters:  Jason, Emily, Mom, Mr. Hamilton

Plot:  A rich man dies and all his family care about is how much they get from his estate.  All are left to carry on the way they are with the Board of Trustees handling the inheritance, except for one grandson, Jason.  He was left with the Ultimate Gift.

Theme:  Because of his grandfather’s ultimate gift, Jason goes from being a selfish rich boy who only cares about money, to a caring unselfish loving human being.

Good Points:

• Keeps your interest.
• It will make you cry a feel good cry.
• Rather than telling all the things at the beginning, your understanding becomes greater as the movie unfolds.
• The music and scenery moves the movie along and brings your heart into the movie.
• The actors are well chosen.

Downfalls:

• No downfalls.  It was one of those movies that just made you feel good and glad that you saw it.

Buy/Rent/Skip:  Buy:  after watching this movie the “Ultimate Gift” would be different for each person but for me it seemed to be the gift of life.  A good life spent doing good things.  Buy it and discover what your “Ultimate Gift” would be.

The Ultimate Gift

The Ultimate Gift is a tale of one man’s tumultuous journey toward personal growth and fulfillment. Surrounded in life, and death, by avaricious family members fueled by a sense of entitlement, billionaire Red Stevens (James Garner) wants to bequeath at least one member of his extended family “the ultimate gift”: something he perceives as immensely more valuable than material wealth. Red’s arrogant grandson Jason (Drew Fuller) holds a deep-seated hatred for his newly-deceased grandfather, so he’

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