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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Cate Blanchett Giovanni Ribisi Keanu Reeves Katie Holmes Greg Kinnear Hilary Swank

Directors Sam Raimi

Screenwriters Billy Bob Thornton Tom Epperson

Running Time 112 minutes

The Gift
Cate Blanchett on sizzling form as the town psychic unravelling the horrific details of the murder of a local girl.

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Plot
Small-town psychic Annie is the focal point of her community, finding her door knocked on, on a daily basis by townsfolk after advice. When a local girl is murdered, however, Annie's 'gift' slowly helps her unravel the events of the night in question - with inceasingly sinster consequences.

Verdict
Comparisons to What Lies Beneath will inevitably be drawn, and Raimi's precursor to Spider-Man is, frankly, inferior. For fans of the jump-out-of-your-skin school, however, this is generally a winner. One made all the more appealing by Cate Blanchett in quite sizzling form.


Reviewed by Mark Dinning

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