Posted on 01/16/2021 9:01:25 PM PST by ETL
The Ultimate Gift - A deceased billionaire leaves his spoiled adult grandson a series of odd tasks to perform in order to receive "the ultimate gift," with the resentful grandson having no idea what that might be.
Cast
Drew Fuller as Jason Stevens
Bill Cobbs as Theophilus Hamilton
Abigail Breslin as Emily Rose
James Garner as Howard “Red” Stevens
Brian Dennehy as Gus
Ali Hillis as Alexia
It really is an excellent film. Please give it a shot. I doubt very much that you'd be sorry you did. If not tonight, some other time.
"I must say that this is one of the best films I’ve seen in my life. It proves a great movie does not need to involve violence and sex... Plus, it makes you appreciate all the gifts you’ve got in your life. If Hollywood (and by these I mean the movie business) had more films like this one, it would have a nice positive impact on our poor and damaged society.
Maybe it doesn’t have outstanding special effects, or a main-role actor or actress who deserves an Academy Award, but the plot it’s so great, that makes you analyze your own situation and feel thankful for what you have and realize you’re missing a lot of nice simple great things of life... and it even makes you want to be a better person!"
I’ve seen this. It’s a very good film.
Yes, it has a highly positive, powerful message. I stumbled onto it several months ago during the early morning hours after having fallen asleep watching some other movie on YouTube. It came on via YouTube’s autoplay.
Agree. A good movie, good cast, good story.
I liked the scene where the young man sees Gus’ house, and Gus says something to the effect that his wife wanted ‘something modest’.
And also that this obviously very wealthy man and his wife live very quiet, sensible lives.
Halfway through it. So far so good. Very worthwhile.
The author, Jim Stovall, is blind, and tremendously inspirational. An Oral Roberts University graduate, a building is named after him for his million dollar donation (IIRC). He recently founded an entrepreneur center at the same university. He’s an amazing person who I’ve met a few times.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Thanks for posting this, I definitely plan to watch it.
I’ve seen it.......great Sunday afternoon movie to kick back with and just enjoy the humor and how it plays out.
Just finished watching “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington”
https://ok.ru/video/32672516778
and wondered what I was gonna watch next.
Thanks!!
I liked most of the movie fine but...
START OF PLOT SPOILER (skip the rest of this post if you plan to watch the movie)
I’m not reconciled to the deaths of little children (or adults or even old persons). The ending depressed me. I don’t want to be taught lessons about life. I want to be distracted from its miseries.
So the protagonist and the young woman get together in the end, and he inherits two billion dollars. Whoppee-doo! Think of all the good he can do with it. Well, I for one don’t give a damn, not as long as there are little girls like Emily whose deaths can’t be prevented.
All that movie did is remind me of the inescapable tragedies of life. I prefer to learn the bad things about life from books, where the effects are less emotional. Otherwise I’d rather be distracted from them. From movies I want escapism — and happy endings, however unrealistic.
END OF PLOT SPOILER
I’ve seen it. Very good film with a wonderful message.
good movie. watched more than once.
great thing there are various kinds of movies then :)
some people want to be inspired and learn and accept no one lives forever and bad things happen to good people...
and some people want to avoid reality.
I used to have huge fear of death, then things happened that changed my beliefs and now I see clearer. Life is not just to enjoy but to use my time wisely while here.
another good movie is Clancy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMvryXQ6pyo
and if you aren’t happy with the nding of that movie, here is a different ending
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKg2IDm13Ls
Sorry, I don’t go to Youtube. Post this on Rumble or bitchute and I will watch it there. Thanks.
JoMa
Brian Dennehy was reportedly lying about having served in Vietnam. Not sure whatever became of that but it was going around maybe 15-20 years ago.
Does that make the movie unwatchable?
“Does that make the movie unwatchable?”
For me it does. I detest people who feign veteran status. I could only watch that movie as a critic would. I guess that’s how I watch any movie. I’ve got enough slime oozing out from my TV set and on my living room floor as it is...Local news channel says “We’ll be right back with this heartbreaking story”...I mean, who needs it?
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