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Hey, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab. THE GIFT I'm such a sucker for this kind of flick. Well shot, well directed, well acted thriller bordering on horror movies. Quite honestly there aren't a lot of them made these days. The only other film I can think of that resembles The Gift that has been made in the last 10 years is Silence of the Lambs. And if anybody has the nerve to suggest American Psycho down below I'll chop ya' into chum and feed the fishes with yer' bloody insides!!! Raimi is a master. He has proven to me that he can direct in any genre he pleases. Western (I might be the only one, but I loved The Quick and the Dead), Drama (Simple Plan. 'nuf said.), etc. I want to see him do another Evil Dead film just like everybody else out there, but if he chooses not too, then I'll be perfectly happy with whatever else he dishes out. The Gift has a fairly well used plot. A person with psychic abilities living in a small town is called upon to help solve a missing persons case. Very Dead Zone, I know, but Raimi, with the help of Billy Bob Thornton's terrific screenplay, rises above the bar and delivers real characters and throws them into believable situations. Well, as believable as one can achieve with this kind of material. Cate Blanchette heads the amazing cast and plays the part of the psychic terrifically. She walks a thin line. Go too far this way and it's absurd. Go too far the other way and it's typical horror movie cliche. To quote Bush Sr., "She stays the course." Hey, Keanu. Um... Let's forget about that football movie and that serial killer movie and let's play pretend. I'm going to pretend that you followed The Matrix up with The Gift. OK? Shhh! Don't tell anybody! Katie Holmes (drool noise here)... oh Katie... Another nod to Raimi's supreme directorial skill. He actually talked Katie into doing a topless scene. Not only that, but she can even say "I did it because it was essential to the plot." You know, that BS! It works for the story! So, from all the collective fanboys (and some fangirls, too, I imagine) out there, I say God Bless you, Mr. Raimi! Giovanni Ribisi doesn't blow ass! As a matter of fact, he doesn't just not blow ass, but he kicks it. If you'd have told me that there would be a movie where I wouldn't only not hate Ribisi, but love him... I would have called crackhead on that one. Another point for Mr. Raimi! And of course, all the props to Giovanni for breaking out of his slump. I, like the majority of you guys, can't wait for Raimi's Spider-Man. I have spent a good 12 hours of the last day and half playing that new N64 Spider-Man game. Pretty damn good game. It really got me thirsting for a live action Spider-Man movie and I have absolutely no worries that Raimi won't deliver us the goods. For those of you that felt What Lies Beneath didn't deliver the goods, then you have found your movie. The Gift is a fine, fine freaky flick. I love any movie that makes full use of that creepy sped up audio and visual... The fiddler kicks ass in this movie! Ahem... You'll understand soon. |
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