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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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(4 stars) - Delayed delivery
Product is a DVD - plays well. Delivery was delayed, but arrived in good condition.

(5 stars) - Highly Recommend it!
This is a wonderful story about the meaning of life. It will remain with you forever. While some parts are predictable, the movie has alot of heart. It is a good movie for people whose world around GOD.

(5 stars) - Excells.
I have a bad habit of resisting movies and books that are suggested to me - I only like something if I choose it myself. So I wasn't feeling especially favorable towards this movie when a family member suggested it to me, but I watched it with them anyway.

(Spoiler alert!)

I am very glad I did. I watch a lot of movies, and this is one of the best. I already love Abigail Breslin from her performance in "No Reservations" (2007, the same year this movie was released), but in "The Ultimate Gift" she outdoes herself. Her character, Emily, is a young girl dying of leukemia whose single mother, Alexia, is having trouble making ends meet. Jason Stevens (Drew Fuller), a trust fund baby suffering a curious series of events orchestrated by his late grandfather, Red (James Garner), turns up in the park they eat lunch in. As their interaction grows over the course of the film, I loved seeing Abigail's character help shape up the self-centered Jason (my favorite line: "You BETTER be back by CHRISTMAS!"). It's one of the many heartwarming pieces to this film that make it an enjoyable, rewatchable experience.

Drew did an amazing job playing Jason. I think it can be pretty tough to portray a character going through personal growth as Jason does, but Drew nails it. Jason's transformation from trust fund baby into a truly wealthy philanthropist is the heart and soul of "The Ultimate Gift". I love this movie.

(5 stars) - The Ultimate Gift
A touching video about learning to see beyond oneself at the big picture of life and impacting one person at a time along the way. Guarranteed to touch your heart...

(5 stars) - A HAVE TO SEE MOVIE FOR EVERYONE!!!
I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT THE FIRST TIME I SAW THIS MOVIE IT WAS BORROWED FROM THE LIBRARY. I LOVED IT SO MUCH THAT I DIDNT EVEN WAIT TO FIND IT ON THE WEB AND ORDER IT. IT MAKES YOU LAUGH AS YOU CRY AT THIS SERIOUS STORY LINE. I DONT REMEMBER THE LAST TIME I LOVED A MOVIE THIS MUCH FOR THE MESSEGE IT SENDS TO YOU!

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