"The Ultimate Gift"

"The Ultimate Gift" is based on a best-selling novel by Jim Stovall and stars Drew Fuller as Jason Stevens, a young man living on a trust fund enjoying life but without any direction.  When his grandfather (played by James Garner) dies, Jason receives a rather unusual inheritance - a series of "gifts" that start out as trials when he is sent to work on the ranch of his grandfather's close friend (played by Brian Dennehy).  Along the way he meets a terminally ill girl (played by Abigail Breslin) and her mother.  Jason has to lose everything to gain an understanding of true friendship, true family, and much much more.  As Jason matures through these "gifts," we see a totally different young man.

This is a heartwarming, inspirational movie that my spouse and I have already watched twice and we learn something knew with each viewing.  I heartily recommend it - pazt