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- "The Gift"
(Reviewed December 15, 2000)
- Straight to the point (or should I say "points?"): Absolutely the only thing that keeps this incredibly stupid movie from getting an "F" is the fact that Katie ("Dawson's Creek")
Holmes has a brief topless scene near the end. And not just one or two frames, either: She jiggles and sways onscreen for a total of at least five seconds total, wearing nothing but an open white shirt and
white panties. Stills from that brief-but-stimulating scene probably will be all over the Internet soon, and popping up in "Celebrity Skin" magazine, and appearing as screensavers in dorm rooms around the
world. In a word: Good God!
As for the rest of the movie, let's put it this way: Keanu Reeves as a redneck badass? Don't think so! Cate Blanchett actually does a pretty good job as a southern white trash psychic, and Hilary
Swank is dead-on perfect as a mullet-wearing white trash abused wife, and Giovanni Ribisi is okay as a psychotic but sympathetic white trash Boo Radley type. But man, is this movie stupid. The ending
reminded me of the moronic ending to "Lost Souls," and that's saying a mouthful.
Honestly, it is not worth even a cheap matinee ticket to see those few seconds of Katie Holmes Heaven at the end. Wait until this dog comes out on video and DVD, then rent it and fast forward.
Yum!
(Note: Am I shallow?)
Back Row Grade: D-
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