on the movie, The Ultimate Gift

I watched a movie titled, The Ultimate Gift this afternoon. This is the first movie that I have seen though our Netflix membership. We paid a monthly subscription of $15.00 for unlimited movies. Isn’t that cool? I kept bugging hubby about renting movies for me, that’s why he came up with this Netflix idea. This way we can save lots because it is cheaper compared to renting movies from the store.

Regarding the movie, The Ultimate Gift – it is a film based on a bestselling novel by Jim Stovall. Unfortunately, the film was not well attended during its released on March 2007, but the DVD sales were quite high though. It also received low ratings among movie reviewers but because of the philanthropic message and the twelve gifts leading to the ultimate gift that it portrayed, this movie still won the hearts of some viewing public.

Do you want to know what these twelve gifts are? Here you go…

• The Gift of Work
• The Gift of Problems
• The Gift of Friends
• The Gift of Giving
• The Gift of Gratitude
• The Gift of Family
• The Gift of Learning
• The Gift of Money
• The Gift of Laughter
• The Gift of a Day
• The Gift of Dreams
• The Gift of Love

Here is the movie’s synopsis! Read on…

The videotaped will of deceased billionaire Red Stevens (James Garner) includes the "ultimate gift" for his spoiled, sullen grandson Jason (Drew Fuller). A series of tasks meant to turn Jason from a hedonistic jerk into a compassionate human being is included in the will, but whether that's the gift or there's a fortune at the end of the rainbow is something Jason will just have to wait to find out. First, he's sent to Texas to work on the ranch of one of Red's old pals (Brian Dennehey). Then his trust fund is cut off and he's thrown into the streets where he battles a bum for a park bench and eventually makes friends with a young girl--dying of leukemia--named Emily (Abigail Breslin). There's some romantic bonding with Emily's struggling mom (Ali Hills) and danger down in Costa Rica, where Jason winds up hostage to some drug-running thugs. Bill Cobbs and Lee Meriwether are the lawyers who monitor Jason's progress. This is a nice little movie, with a straightforward spiritual agenda. But it gets everything right, with minimum sermonizing and maximum heart. The cast is clearly into the spirit of the matter: Abigail Breslin (LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE) radiates oddball charm, and the eyes of old pros Garner, Denehey, Meriwether, and Cobbs are alight with compassion and nobility.