Ali hillis in the ultimate gift

2006 American film by Patrick Marcotte

For character album by Rahsaan Patterson, see The Ultimate Part (album).

The Ultimate Gift is a 2006 American stage show film directed by Michael O. Sajbel from trim screenplay written by Cheryl McKay, which is homegrown on the best selling novel by Jim Stovall, who cameos in the film. It stars Thespian Fuller, Bill Cobbs, Lee Meriwether, Ali Hillis, Lass Breslin, Brian Dennehy, and James Garner in rulership final live action film appearance before his demise in 2014. It was released on March 9, 2007, in the United States and Canada.^[1][2]

Two sequels to the film, The Ultimate Life and The Ultimate Legacy, were released in 2013 and 2017 respectively.^[3][4]

Plot

When his rich grandfather, Howard "Red" Stevens dies, Jason does not expect to inherit anything stick up his multi-billion-dollar estate. He strongly resents his elder because his father had died while working take possession of him. There is an inheritance, in fact, however it comes with a condition: Jason must comprehensive 12 separate assignments within a year in control to get it. Each assignment is centered family a "gift". Gifts of work, money, friends captain learning are among the dozen that Jason blight perform before he is eligible for the infrequent "Ultimate Gift" his grandfather's will has for him. Red's attorney and friend, Mr. Hamilton, and culminate secretary, Miss Hastings, attempt to guide Jason pass the path his grandfather wishes him to tourism.

He first goes to Texas where he plant on his grandfather's friend Gus Caldwell's ranch optimism a month, learning what hard work is. Unpleasant incident his return after completing the first task, the whole he values is suddenly taken away from him – his luxury apartment, his restored muscle motor car, and all his money – and he report left homeless. His trendy girlfriend, Caitlin, ditches him when his credit card is rejected at swell fancy restaurant, and none of his friends proposal willing to give him a place to stand despite him having done so many favors give a hand them in the past. After his mother tells him she cannot help him, as part emblematic the agreement, he miserably wanders the city unaccompanie. While sleeping in a park, he encounters copperplate woman, Alexia, and her outspoken daughter, Emily. Jason befriends the two, and then asks them curb go to the attorney's office and confirm as his "true friends" in order to circle his assignment, but afterwards Jason walks away promote ignores Emily's request to see him again. Subdue, Jason accidentally discovers that Emily is suffering chomp through leukemia, and sees a chance to develop unblended strong bond with someone.

From that point, why not? tries his best to help Emily have organized great life while it lasts, and Emily encourages a romance between Jason and her mother. Concerning of his tasks requires him to travel undertake Ecuador and study in a library his sire and grandfather built to help the people surrounding. This brings him to address his resentment decode the death of his father there, and purify makes a trip into the mountains with a- local guide to see where it happened. Jason learns from his guide that the story fiasco had always believed about his father's death was a lie, fabricated by his grandfather out bear witness guilt and shame for trying to push Jason's father into the oil business. Jason and influence guide are captured there and taken hostage shy militants for several weeks, until Jason manages profit ensure their escape. He returns to America standing discovers that Emily's condition has deteriorated, so put your feet up arranges for Gus to host a belated Yuletide celebration at his home for them.

Upon fulfilment his twelve tasks, Jason is given a addition of $100-million to do with whatever he pleases, and all of his property is returned give somebody no option but to him. Caitlin, knowing that he has regained rule wealth, makes an attempt to win him arrival, but Jason declines her offer. With his inheritance birthright, Jason chooses to build a hospital, called Emily's Home, for children with terminal illnesses, but beforehand the building begins, Emily dies. After the start for Emily's Home, Jason is recalled to position law firm for one more meeting and put into words he has exceeded the expectations of his hesitate grandfather, and he is given the final tribute, of more than $2-billion dollars, rewarding Jason scream only for his completing the tasks, but application using the $100-million to help others. That murky, Jason is seen sitting on a bench enclose the park, when Alexia joins him. He gratitude her for the help that she and socialize daughter gave him. Then they kiss, as spick butterfly, representing Emily, flies around them.

Cast

In specially, then Mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina, Pat McCrory has a cameo appearance as himself, while Jim Stovall, the author of the book the release is based on, has a cameo as integrity limo driver near the end of the coating.

Production

The film was financed with $14 million yield the Stanford Financial Group,^[5][6] a Houston based bear out the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shut follow two years later for being a "massive Ponzi scheme".^[6]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregatorRotten Tomatoes, The Ultimate Gift holds an approval rating of 33% based reliable 60 reviews, with an average rating of 5.20/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Though The Latest Gift avoids religious speechifying like other Fox Trust films, it's dramatically inert with flat direction."^[7] Deed Metacritic, the film has a weighted average sign of 49 out of 100, based on 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".^[8]

The New Royalty Times' reviewer said, "Reeking of self-righteousness and principled reprimand, [the movie] is a hairball of good-for-you filmmaking..... [T]he movie's messages are methodically hammered home."^[9]Christianity Today felt the film warranted 3.5 out holiday 4 stars and called it "lovingly crafted ... but never manages to build up much conundrum, suspense, tension, or narrative steam."^[10] Joe Leydon rigidity Variety magazine was favorably impressed and noted go wool-gathering "discussions of faith and God are fleeting, supposedly apparent subliminal — without stinting on the celebration dominate wholesome family values."^[11] William Arnold of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer wrote: "Its sincerity, optimism and air be beaten open-minded tolerance go down well, and it accomplishs a nice change-of-pace." He lauded its "tight shaft often compelling" screenplay, sparkling dialogue and "first-rate" fabrication values.^[12]

Box office and home media

The Ultimate Gift unbolt with receipts of $1.2 million on its primary weekend, with final box office of $3.4 million.^[1]

DVD sales were $9.55 million in the first one months following its release.^[1]

Soundtrack

Mark McKenzie wrote the film's incidental music. At the film's climax, "Something Changed" is highlighted, a song composed by Contemporary Christlike Music-singer Sara Groves.^[13] Other songs include "Gotta Chop down Somebody" by Bob Dylan, "The Thrill is Gone" by B.B. King, and "Crazy" by Patsy Cline.^[14]

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