The Gift
Paramount Classics | Release Date: December 20, 2000 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
62
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 29 Critic Reviews
Positive:
16
Mixed:
12
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Magazine (Vulture)Peter Rainer
Were it not for these performances (Blanchett, Ribisi, Swank, Reeves), The Gift would be fairly negligible. Read full review
60
Village VoiceJ. Hoberman
A creepily effective button-pusher that owes a bit to the original "Cape Fear" both in Sam Raimi's ruthless direction and Keanu Reeves's unexpectedly robust performance as the most violent redneck peckerwood in a steamy Georgia town. Read full review
60
L.A. WeeklyManohla Dargis
Here, it's the creepily quiet stuff, the stuff that might be rushed over in a different movie -- Annie shivering alone in bed or being visited by her dead grandmother as she hangs out the wash -- that makes the film more than a generic distraction. Read full review
60
The New York TimesDana Stevens
The picture is saved from mediocrity by Mr. Raimi's smooth competence, and by the unusually high quality of the acting. Read full review
50
Baltimore SunChris Kaltenbach
Outside of a strong (and largely misused) cast and an abundance of moody atmosphere, there's precious little to recommend this exploitative mess.
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam Arnold
A clumsy, heavy-handed and unnecessarily sordid occult thriller that somehow has managed to generate a big pre-release buzz. Read full review
50
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
There's too much hokum and too little suspense in the screenplay by Billy Bob Thornton and Tom Epperson. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleEdward Guthmann
Pure ham and cheese. Read full review
50
TimeRichard Corliss
She (Blanchett) seems the only guardian of sanity in this good-old-boy Bellevue. Read full review
40
TNT RoughCutAndy Klein
In terms of cleverly hidden exposition, this ain't "The Sixth Sense."
40
Austin ChronicleMarjorie Baumgarten
So many logical questions go unasked in The Gift, which, ultimately, is the movie's downfall. Mark this package as Return to Sender. Read full review
40
Dallas ObserverLuke Y. Thompson
The bottom line, however, is that cheap and unoriginal as The Gift may be, it sucks you in. Read full review
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