Review of The Ultimate Gift (2007) by Jasmine V — 12 Mar 2008
This is a story of social betterment. In Century City, California, the wealthy grandfather Howard "Red" Stevens dies and leaves his last will and testament on a videotape for his spoiled and socially unattractive adult children, but the bulk of the estate is up for grabs.
There is one member of the family Red instructed his executor and business partner Ted Hamilton (Bill Cobbs) to give the bulk of the wealth to รข?? that person is the grandson Jason (Drew Fuller). Red has special plans for the lazy and shallow Jason, and Ted Hamilton has the duty of giving Jason twelve elaborate tasks and challenges that Red calls "gifts" to carry out.
As I was watching the various tasks Jason had to do in order to receive his wealth, the film turned into a great drama. Some of the stories involve Jason learning responsibility by working for Gus (Brian Dennehy), a Texas rancher, learning how to establish friendships with a single mom Alexia (Ali Hillis) and her daughter Emily (Abigail Breslin) who has leukemia, a homeless man in the park, and an Ecuadorian group of humanitarians. Each sequence of events in every story plays like a mystery in life, telling a very profound story.
This review of The Ultimate Gift (2007) was written by Jasmine V on 12 Mar 2008.
The Ultimate Gift has generally received positive reviews.
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