When a local woman disappears and the police can't seem to find any leads, her father turns to a poor young woman with psychic powers. Slowly she starts having visions of the woman chained and in a pond. Her visions lead to the body and the arrest of an abusive husband, but did he really do it?
The movie has an impressive cast. Blanchett is a terrific actress who deserves better than this.
– Eric Harrison,
Houston Chronicle,
19 Jan 2001
rotten:
Uneven and conventional.
– John Anderson,
Newsday,
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
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
fresh:
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.