The only witness to the crime was not even there.
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.
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Oct 20247/10
**_Whodunnit Southern Gothic with Cate Blanchett_** In a town near coastal Georgia, a widow (Cate Blanchett) struggles to make ends meet with her three boys via her psychic abilities. When a young woman goes missing (Katie Holmes), the authorities ask her for assistance. Greg Kinnear, Keanu Reeves, Hilary Swank, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Cole and JK Simmons are all on hand. “The Gift” (2001) meshes plot elements of “Resurrection” (1980) with the setting or tone of “Murder in Coweta County,” “The General’s Daughter” and a little “Cape Fear” (1991). You can’t beat the cast and the Southern town ambiance is great, plus the flawed characters are nicely fleshed-out. There are no less than five possibilities of who the culprit is and, with 20 minutes to go, it becomes clear who it is. Regrettably, it’s just so cliched and contrived I rolled my eyes, not to mention it ‘steals’ the hope of the viewer. I don’t want to say more because I don’t want to give anything away. Still, if you can roll with that banal element, it’s a quality drama with a worthy point. Both Cate and Holmes are fetching in a girl-next-door kind of way. It runs 1 hour, 51 minutes, and was shot in the Savannah area (Guyton,
Read the whole review on TMDB - Sierbahnnon TMDB · May 20266/10
Tension is there, but it never gets creepy The tone of this movie is a bit strange to me, but it works really well. There are some twists to this that become obvious if you look straight at it, but it is engaging to watch. The casting is inspired, and I can't imagine it done better. The directing is great, and the performances are excellent. It is a tad slow in places, but I enjoyed it a lot.
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Cast
- Cate BlanchettAnnie Wilson
- Giovanni RibisiBuddy Cole
- Keanu ReevesDonnie Barksdale
- Katie HolmesJessica King
- Greg KinnearWayne Collins
- Hilary SwankValerie Barksdale
- Michael JeterGerald Weems
- Kim DickensLinda
- Gary ColeDavid Duncan
- Rosemary HarrisAnnie's Granny
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- Sam RaimiDirector
- Billy Bob ThorntonScreenplay
- Tom EppersonScreenplay
- Jamie AndersonDirector of Photography
- Christopher YoungOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur CoburnEditor
- Bob MurawskiEditor
- James JacksProducer
- Gary LucchesiProducer
- Tom RosenbergProducer
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