The Gift

I'd just like to say first off that this, aside from The Matrix, has to be Keanu Reeves best performance. I think that beard he grew somehow made his acting better. Anyway, I liked this movie. It wasn't a horror film, but a thriller with a lot of chilling elements in it. I feel sorry for the people that go to see this movie expecting it to be a full out horror film.

The plot to the film was pretty good, and the acting was excellent. I was kinda hoping for more scares, but I didn't expect much anyway, so it was all good. It was a bit predictable towards the end of the film, but that didn't bother me much. One surprise though was the nudity from Katie Holmes. I knew she was going to get naked, but it still surprises me since we're all used to seeing her as a shy Joey Potter in the show, Dawson's Creek. A pleasant surprise none-the-less.

It's good to see the director Sam Raimi doing more films now. I kept thinking that it would have been funny to see a cameo from Bruce Campbell, but no such luck. I can't wait for his next film, Spiderman. My only real complaint about the film is that I wished it had more creepy moments to it. It had a few here and there, but I was hoping for more.

OVERALL

So, basically this is a good film to watch if you're looking for a smart thriller. If you wanna see lotsa dead bodies and a straight out horror film, then I suggest you avoid this.

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Michael

Posted 183 days ago

Spoiler.....Oh, Sam what happened. Evil Dead was so good. Ribisi's character was embarrassing. Did anyone believe Keanu's character was the killer for a second? Whatt a ham handed lost leader of a character that was. Dull mystery - no scares. Hollywood tripe. Katie Holmes chest the only thing worth seeing here.

se7en

Posted 677 days ago

A great film Keanu Reeve's best role, the film would be better if he was in it more, everytime he was on screen i got chills, he was pretty disturbing

Driftwood

Posted 739 days ago

I liked this movie a lot, though I don't consider it to be a horror film. Who would've thought that Keanu could play a convincing wife beating redneck!

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