Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.
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.
– Peter Howell,
Toronto Star,
19 Jan 2001
fresh:
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.
– Susan Stark,
Detroit News,
19 Jan 2001
rotten:
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.
– John Hartl,
Seattle Times,
19 Jan 2001
rotten:
Uneven and conventional.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
19 Jan 2001
rotten:
The movie has an impressive cast. Blanchett is a terrific actress who deserves better than this.