Perry Kate Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

BallWubba Wow! What a bizarre film! Unfortunately the few funny moments there were were quite overshadowed by it's completely weird and random vibe throughout.

Curt Watching it is like watching the spectacle of a class clown at their best: you laugh at their jokes, instigate their defiance, and "ooooh" when they get in trouble.

Fleur Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

kvnnagel I watched this movie with my 80 year old mother who LOVED it... and is far less critical than I... but I have ONE QUESTION as I write this.. Emily was at Reds FUNERAL.. why???? It was the opening scene.. inhanced by a PINK UMBRELLA in a sea of black ones.. cmon.. help me out here.

shuvo_rai-67806 The script is new and fresh and I haven't seen any movie alike. Red Stevens (the grandfather) has an amazing idea to change his grandson Jason's personality for good for the exchange of "the ultimate gift". Jason, a rich brat, who never had to work his entire life, follows each and every condition of his grandfather in order to receive the ultimate gift, while unknown to the fact that he is becoming a completely different man in the process. The script is very well written, except when Jason was sent to Ethiopia to help with the library, it seemed unwise and cruel for his grandfather to put Jason in danger among the drug dealers. Drew Fuller portrayed Jason very well, both as a rich brat and as a good-hearted man. Probably the most emotional character (and funny as well) was Emily and she did an amazing job all throughout.This was a fresh, new story with no clichés and a story to remember and be motivated from for years. A must watch!

kjdunn-21457 Spoiler alert! America today is a world where people want bigger, better, and more. Always more. Although this is not true for everyone, this country is known for its high consumerism and stereotyped for being rude and greedy. Many rich people in the city splurge their wealth on the daily but seem to be the most unhappy. Jason Stevens in The Ultimate Gift, directed by Michael O. Sabjel, lived this lifestyle. All his life, he only reviewed things and never gave. Having no concerns for anyone around him, he was selfish and egotistical and did nothing productive in life. When his grandfather, the one supplying him with all his money, pasts away, and leaves him no inheritance but a set of tasks to do in order to get a gift in the end, he finds himself lost. This movie goes on to reveal that somebody may not have a purpose in life, but it can be found by giving to others. This is why giving gifts, not always tangible or perceptible can hold so much value.Jason starts from the bottom as he is evicted from his apartment, his car is towed, and his credit card is all of a sudden declined everywhere. This is all going in accordance to his grandfathers wishes as part of his test. Jason finds himself working odd jobs, spending a month as a farm-hand, befriending a woman and a sick daughter, traveling to Ecuador to help a village, and escaping hostile militants, and lastly, inheriting $100 million. All these assignments revolve around giving some sort of gift while learning the importance of them. By hard work and struggling to make money on the streets, Jason learned the gift of labor. When Jason met Alexia and her daughter, Rose, he gained the gift of friendship. On his mission trip, he was presented with the gift of problems and bravery. He learned about the gift of responsibility by inheriting the large amount of money. Through all these events, he gained the most important gift, the gift of love. Jason's old life had no purpose, but from gaining these new gifts, he helped others and learned to care.Jason helped Rose live her life and fulfill her dreams before she died from leukemia. By giving her and her mother time, money and help, he discovered what he wanted to do. With the money he later received, he built a foundation for people with cancer and their families to get help. In the end, Jason gave so much, and in return, did receive the ultimate gift.

nikki-vancoller I really enjoyed this film and while I didn't shed actual tears, there were moments that were extremely heartfelt. It is well worth a viewing, especially for those who enjoy a good tearjerker/drama. I had two problems with the film: The first was that the relationship between the lead character and the little girl's mom was not developed fully. There was no chemistry between them, yet they somehow end up together. There should have been more tension built there, so that you are cheering them on to get together - perhaps they could have only been pretending to like one another for the kids' sake and then they eventually fall in love. But the film doesn't show us how and why and when they fall in love. So that plot-line was very thin. The second issue I had was that the "12 Gifts" were not really clear. At the end with the titles, we are shown what the 12 gifts were (the gift of laughter, the gift of gratitude etc..) but not all of these were gifts that RED could have anticipated, nor that he necessarily even had a hand in creating. To my mind, it should have been crystal clear what the gifts were and how RED was making them happen.Other than that, it was a great Sunday afternoon film!