Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others’ futures—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client’s violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.
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Film Cast:
- Annie Wilson: Cate Blanchett
- Buddy Cole: Giovanni Ribisi
- Donnie Barksdale: Keanu Reeves
- Jessica King: Katie Holmes
- Wayne Collins: Greg Kinnear
- Valerie Barksdale: Hilary Swank
- Gerald Weems: Michael Jeter
- Linda: Kim Dickens
- David Duncan: Gary Cole
- Annie’s Granny: Rosemary Harris
- Sheriff Pearl Johnson: J.K. Simmons
- Kenneth King: Chelcie Ross
- Albert Hawkins: John Beasley
- Mike Wilson: Lynnsee Provence
- Miller Wilson: Hunter McGilvray
- Cornelius: Nathan Lee Lewis
- Tommy: Benjamin Peacock
- Paul Dean: Alex Lee
- Stanley: Clay James
- Ben Wilson: David Brannen
- Ben Sr.: Russell Durham Comegys
- Mrs. Francis: Janell McLeod
- Lady #2: Robby Preddy
- Handsome Man at Bar / Member of The Souvenirs Band: Lucky Lawrence
- Member of The Souvenirs Band: Mo
- Member of The Souvenirs Band: Boots Kutz
- Member of The Souvenirs Band: Buck Edwards
- Member of The Souvenirs Band: D.J. Pawlak
- Boy at Dance: Kipp Chambers
- Dallas: Dallas Johnson
- Officer Huggins: Stuart Greer
- Jed Barksdale: Jeff Bragg
- Tommy Lee Ballard: Danny Elfman
- Deputy on Shore: S.D. Stephens
- Deputy in Boat: Samuel E. Parlin Jr.
- Judge: Ed Reddick
- Buddy’s Mother: Rebecca Koon
- Buddy’s Father: Erik Cord
- Family Friend (uncredited): Yvetta Young
- Member of Barksdale Clan (uncredited): Sam Edens
- Barksdale (uncredited): Earl Maddox
- Courtroom Gallery (uncredited): Shawn McBride
- Juror (uncredited): Ray Wineteer
Film Crew:
- Producer: Tom Rosenberg
- Original Music Composer: Christopher Young
- Editor: Bob Murawski
- Editor: Arthur Coburn
- Executive Producer: Robert Tapert
- Set Decoration: Marthe Pineau
- Producer: Richard S. Wright
- Screenplay: Billy Bob Thornton
- Executive Producer: Ted Tannebaum
- Director: Sam Raimi
- Director of Photography: Jamie Anderson
- Producer: Gary Lucchesi
- Production Design: Neil Spisak
- Casting: Deborah Aquila
- Costume Design: Julie Weiss
- Associate Producer: Grant Curtis
- Executive Producer: Sean Daniel
- Unit Production Manager: Gregory Goodman
- Screenplay: Tom Epperson
- Producer: James Jacks
- First Assistant Director: Eric Heffron
- Second Assistant Director: Bac DeLorme
- Boom Operator: C. Douglas Cameron
- Post Production Supervisor: James McQuaide
- Production Supervisor: Mary Courtney
- Dolly Grip: William D. Wynn
- Stunts: Steven Ritzi
- Stunts: Christina Ritzi
- Stunts: James M. Churchman
- Stunts: Brandon Sebek
- Chief Lighting Technician: David Morton
- Foley Mixer: Nerses Gezalyan
- Post Production Coordinator: Winnie Cheng
- Hair Designer: Emanuel Millar
- Assistant Sound Editor: Paul Flinchbaugh
- Production Sound Mixer: Ed Novick
- First Company Grip: David L. Merrill
- Foley Recordist: Greg Zimmerman
- Greensman: Gloria Ann ‘Twinkle’ Groover
- Greensman: David Becton
- Foley: Jeffrey Wilhoit
- Assistant Art Director: C. Scott Baker
- Still Photographer: Melissa Moseley
- First Assistant Editor: Michael Rafferty
- Dolby Consultant: Andy Potvin
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Melissa Sherwood Hofmann
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Syd Dutton
- First Assistant Editor: Paul Hart
- Supervising Sound Editor: Kelly Cabral
- Special Effects Coordinator: Vern Hyde
- Costume Supervisor: Hope Slepak
- Transportation Coordinator: Cindy Parker
- Art Department Coordinator: Erin Fite
- Foley: James Moriana
- Visual Effects Supervisor: Peter Donen
- Camera Operator: Billy Clevenger
- Music Editor: Tanya Noel Hill
- Unit Publicist: Leigh Oblinger
- Sound Effects Editor: Mark Allen
- Animation: Fumi Mashimo
- Location Manager: Gina Cascino
- Makeup Artist: Morag Ross
- Leadman: Andy Krish
- Sound Effects Editor: Kerry Ann Carmean
- Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Brad Sherman
- First Assistant Sound Editor: Robert Batha
- Dialect Coach: Carla Meyer
- Script Supervisor: Karen Golden
- Construction Coordinator: Jeffrey Schlatter
- Stunt Coordinator: Mark Stefanich
- Music Editor: Chris Innis
- Stunts: Chad Stahelski
- Dialogue Editor: Kimaree Long
- Foley Editor: Valerie Davidson
- Property Master: Martin Lasowitz
- Second Unit Director of Photography: Monty Rowan
- ADR Editor: Kelly Oxford
- ADR Editor: Mark Choi
- Dialogue Editor: Lauren Stephens
- Assistant Location Manager: Brian Keith Miller
- Driver: Chuck Graydon
Movie Reviews:
- Wuchak: **_Whodunnit Southern Gothic with Cate Blanchett_**
- In a town near coastal Georgia, a widow (Cate Blanchett) struggles to make ends meet with her three boys via her psychic abilities. When a young woman goes missing (Katie Holmes), the authorities ask her for assistance. Greg Kinnear, Keanu Reeves, Hilary Swank, Giovanni Ribisi, Gary Cole and JK Simmons are all on hand.
- “The Gift” (2001) meshes plot elements of “Resurrection” (1980) with the setting or tone of “Murder in Coweta County,” “The General’s Daughter” and a little “Cape Fear” (1991). You can’t beat the cast and the Southern town ambiance is great, plus the flawed characters are nicely fleshed-out.
- There are no less than five possibilities of who the culprit is and, with 20 minutes to go, it becomes clear who it is. Regrettably, it’s just so cliched and contrived I rolled my eyes, not to mention it ‘steals’ the hope of the viewer. I don’t want to say more because I don’t want to give anything away.
- Still, if you can roll with that banal element, it’s a quality drama with a worthy point. Both Cate and Holmes are fetching in a girl-next-door kind of way.
- It runs 1 hour, 51 minutes, and was shot in the Savannah area (Guyton, Thunderbolt and Springfield).
- GRADE: B-/B