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The Ultimate Gift | 
| Director: Michael O. Sajbel
Actors: Drew Fuller, James Garner, Ali Hillis, Abigail Breslin, Lee Meriwether
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.98
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Rating:  197 reviews
Sales Rank: 253
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 2244486
UPC: 024543444862
EAN: 0024543444862
ASIN: B000QUU7KC
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: August 21, 2007
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
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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Product Description
When his wealthy grandfather dies trust fund baby Jason Stevens inherits his grandfather's crash course on life: 12 tasks-or gifts-designed to challenge Jason in improbable ways. The "course" sends Jason on a journey of self-discovery that forces him to reevaluate his priorities and determine what he thinks the most important things in life really are.System Requirements:Running Time: 118 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: PG UPC: 024543444862 Manufacturer No: 2244486
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| Customer Reviews: Read 192 more reviews...
 What a Gift This Video Is August 25, 2008
Robbin Whitbread (Canada)
Wow! This is a video that should be in everyone's video collection. It is a very inspirational, feel good movie and one everyone should see.
every family should watch this movie August 25, 2008
William T. Doogan
I rented this movie but after watching it i went out and bought it.
Then I bought 30 copies and started sending them to friends and family.
 An easy watch, but not exactly great August 24, 2008
Turtle502 (Pitman, NJ USA)
This is an easy film to watch. The cast is beautiful, and the characters they portray are believeable. There are not a lot of characters, so it is easy to keep track of the plot without getting lost. The story is very linear and follows a very logical progression.
The story itself is OK, if not exactly great. It is one of those idealistic stories that really makes you think about yourself and what you find important, but the primary plot is not something that would take place in the real world. It is an emotional movie, and should bring watery eyes to anybody watching it. Guys, gals, and older children should all enjoy this movie -- it did not appear targeted to any specific demographic, and had nothing in it which I considered objectionable.
At nearly two hours long, there are some things that were included in this film that could have been eliminated or shortened. The bench sequences never seemed to have complete closure -- so why include it? The "gift of work" sequence -- especially the post-hole digging -- was entirely too long. And although I have not read the book, and it is probably part of the original story, the whole "prisoner" sequence is completely out of place and totally unbelieveable -- a point at which I believe this film "jumps the shark".
Overall, this is a touching story and worth the time, if you ignore a major bump in the middle of the story.
 Life Lessons We Can All Learn From August 23, 2008
Betty Baggetta (Surprise, AZ)
Get out the tissues, this one will certainly touch your heart.
A very wealthy patriarch (James Garner) has died and the family is waiting, eagerly to see what they are "going to get". Everyone gets something, but, of course, their greed and egos think they should have received more. Enter the grandson, Jason (Drew Fuller)... very rich and very spoiled, having lived off his trust fund all his life and with a huge "chip on his shoulder". The grandfather leaves a video directed to Jason and gives him certain tasks, he calls "gifts", that he must complete to "earn" his inheritance.
Jason endures degrading situations that soon topple his "ivory tower". He is angry and fights every hardship every step of the way. He wants to know "why me?" When Brian Dennehy and Abigail Breslin enter the picture, he begins to see people and the world through different eyes and begins to understand what his grandfather is trying to teach him. Will Jason succeed and learn from the lessons? They are lessons we can all learn from in our life journey.
In watching this movie, I thought how young people, from all walks of life, could learn from this story. It teaches "Life is how you live it...not how you spend it."
James Garner, one of my favorites August 16, 2008
Theresa L. Houck
I've always loved James Garner. I loved the message and I loved little Miss Breslin.
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