| The Ultimate Gift |  | Director: Michael O. Sajbel
Actors: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Ali Hillis, Abigail Breslin, Lee Meriwether
Category: DVD
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Rating:  288 reviews
Format: NTSC
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
ASIN: B00005JPNV
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The Ultimate Gift is a tale of one man's tumultuous journey toward personal growth and fulfillment. Surrounded in life, and death, by avaricious family members fueled by a sense of entitlement, billionaire Red Stevens (James Garner) wants to bequeath at least one member of his extended family "the ultimate gift": something he perceives as immensely more valuable than material wealth. Red's arrogant grandson Jason (Drew Fuller) holds a deep-seated hatred for his newly-deceased grandfather, so he's surprised to learn from his grandfather's friend and lawyer Mr. Hamilton (Bill Cobbs) and assistant Miss Hastings (Lee Meriwether) that he's been mentioned in his late grandfather's will. Far from a straightforward gift of cash, land, or stock, Red's bequest comes in the form of a series of mysterious recorded instructions, the first of which requires Jason to hop on a plane for Texas the very next morning without a hint of the trip's purpose or the nature of the gift that awaits him. Dropped into a life of hard physical labor on a ranch in the middle of nowhere, Jason's bad-tempered fury eventually turns to resignation and he finds himself engaged in, and even taking pride in, the first real manual labor he's ever done in his life. Unbeknownst to him, his journey toward claiming the ultimate gift has only just begun. When he returns from Texas, Jason finds his home cleared out, his car confiscated, and instructions to produce one true friend. While Jason is reduced to sleeping in the park, a young child name Emily (Abigail Breslin) and her mother Alexia (Ali Hillis) make his acquaintance and lead him to re-examine his personal prejudices and perceptions of what's truly important in life. Jason's journey of self-discovery continues throughout a series of other trying experiences and, in the end, Grandpa Red's "ultimate gift" of life lessons profoundly and permanently improves the quality of Jason's life. What's more, Jason's new perspective of his place in society has a very positive affect on the larger community. This very powerful film is funny, heartbreaking, and intensely thought-provoking. --Tami Horiuchi
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 Every business man and woman must see this one! March 12, 2010
Carlos M. Orellana (Guatemala City, Guatemala, C.A.)
If you have children or grandchildren; or if you plan to have them, you have to see this movie. Every teenager in the US must see it. Let's get back to what's important in life. It's a 100% family movie.
A terrific movie for any age February 24, 2010
ER RN
No matter to whom I suggest this movie the feedback is always the same, "what a great movie". A perfect family movie about those things in life which are most valuable.
 worth watching February 17, 2010
skyline (USA)
I debated giving this movie 3 stars instead of 4, because I would grade it a 3.5, but since it is a 'redemptive' story I lean towards 4.
I thought the overall production quality just doesn't deserve anything higher.
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I felt an underlying sense throughout that 'grandpa' had set things up so that Jason would succeed if he simply persevered, which for me lessened any sense that he would fail by anything other than his own inability to meet the requirements... and so somewhat lessened any real sense of danger or intensity.
As a minor point, I think the story would have been more powerful had we known for sure he truly loved Alexia, and not just had feelings for her because of his relationship with Emily. I was left wondering where their relationship might be headed.
All in all though, this movie is worth watching with just enough good acting and cleverness to make it a solid choice for anyone wanting to see a decent flick.
Excellent family film February 15, 2010
C. Porterfield (Virginia)
LOVE THIS MOVIE!!! Old fashion values at it's best. There is nothing like getting back to basics to put your life in perspective. Our family watched this and we had little discussions on values, morals, character, etc during the movie. I could watch this over and over and see different ideas that I did not catch the first time. This is an excellent gift for lost 18-25 year old "kids" too, who have lost their way. Make them watch it with you and create a plan of positive change, a path of giving and non-monetary rewards. My pre-teen and teenager love it and even got emotional (yeah, teenagers have a heart!). I don't recall my children getting emotional over a movie. They just don't make movies like this. And, it has an awesome cast. This is a definite keeper!
the ultimate gift February 12, 2010
at first i thought that the ultimate gift was going to be really bad, but i whach him care for the girl and change
his life and then when the movie was over i said hey lets whach it again .So i think it was a great moive.
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