The Gift
[whoooa]
Proponents of this "spooky", "some good", "not a terrible" movie frequently holler: "Set down" "the creepiness"! These "Gift"anders (as they "might be" called) "really" make sense in a "deep Southern" kind of "lazy" way.
A thriller set Down South, with an excellent cast and some good writing by Billy Bob Thornton. Not so much about psychic powers; it's actually more about the human condition, but succeeds brilliantly as a mystery too.
Keanu plays a wife-beating lazy red-neck, deep Southern accent and all. It is a disturbing and spooky movie. It has a great cast and not a terrible story, but maybe it is the creepiness that just keeps this one from really making it great.
If I look into a blue diamond, will this movie get any better? Lots of "cool" & "hip" actors & a great director & Mr. Angelina Jolie (past tense) working to make a mediocre movie. Falls into the little made category of supernatural thriller (a category I might be making up) - unfortunately I found it neither super, natural, nor very thrilling. But, Keanu is practically perfect.
Cast
Keanu Reeves
Annabelle 'Annie' Wilson
Valerie Barksdale
Wayne Collins
Buddy Cole
Jessica King
Sheriff Pearl Johnson
Tommy Lee Ballard
Ben Sr.