SummaryWhen his wealthy grandfather dies, trust fund baby Jason Stevens anticipates a big inheritance. Instead, his grandfather has devised a crash course on life with twelve tasks – or "gifts" – designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways, sending him on a journey of self-discovery and forcing him to determine what is most important in life: money o... Read More
Directed By:Michael O. Sajbel
Written By:Cheryl McKay, Jim Stovall
The Ultimate Gift
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49
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8.6
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
49
31% Positive
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5 Reviews
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It's a well-made little inspirational drama featuring both a familiar older star (James Garner) and a new one (Abigail Breslin).
67
Garner is good, and so is Brian Dennehy as a crusty ranch owner; Abigail Breslin, playing a leukemia patient, demonstrates that she was not a one-note wonder in "Little Miss Sunshine."
User score
Universal Acclaim
8.6
89% Positive
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Apr 7, 2023
10
This movie is fantastic. I stumbled across it on Prime when it was recommended after a movie I watched. It isn't a big budget Hollywood over rated movie. It was simple, heartfelt, classy, and something that can be watched with the whole family. It sends a great message. Loved it, and will for sure watch it again. I HIGHLY recommend.
Sep 14, 2010
10
I am captivated by this movie. Its moral and archetypal themes are timeless, the plot is well-paced, and the acting is superb, especially Drew Fuller. The rich family is an absurd caricature, but still really funny.
50
The message is clear almost immediately: charity not vanity.
50
It is message filmmaking so blunt you might be tempted to root for the parasitic reprobate over the saintly old man, and that's just not right.
50
This drama from Fox Faith Movies has a mercifully light hand in selling its Christian-values themes, but its plodding story about a spoiled young scion who must complete 12 tasks assigned him by his late grandfather is still a slog.
50
Directed with accomplished impersonality by Michael O. Sajbel ( One Night With the King), The Ultimate Gift means well, but in the end it's "The Pursuit of Happyness" made from the ivory tower looking down instead of from the street looking up.
20
The story, based on the novel by motivational speaker Jim Stovall, throws every emotional stimulus into the pot, and the result is a deep desire for those Hollywood execs to remember that Christian doesn't have to equal brain-dead.
Feb 20, 2011
9
This was a movie that I thought would be crappy, but turned out to be one of the greatest movies i've ever seen, it's got a touching story, my only complaint is that it's got bad acting, even with that you will enjoy the story, one I would highly recommend seeing.
Production Company:
- The Ultimate Gift LLC
- Dean River Productions
- LIFE(n)
- Life (n) Media
- Stanford Financial Group
Release Date:Mar 9, 2007
Duration:1 h 54 m
Rating:PG
Tagline:A life experience becomes a gift.
Awards
Heartland International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations
Accolade Competition
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Character and Morality in Entertainment Awards
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
