GIFT 2…GIFT OF MONEY Money is nothing more than a tool. Understand how much pleasure things can bring you when you have earned them yourself and Leisure becomes a reward for hard work instead of a way to avoid work. One of the things that wealth robs people of is the privilege and satisfaction that comes from doing an honest day’s work. The GIFT OF WORK HE WHO LOVES HIS WORK NEVER LABORS. For this reason, Red did not make him an instant millionaire, instead gave him THE ULTIMATE GIFT. His nephew Jason, Red thought may be the last vestige of hope in the family. Unfortunately money and possessions didn’t help people understand the gifts that have been provided. He has a special plan for each of us in this world, we need to fulfil that plan. It took Red several years to figure out that life is gift from the Good Lord. One of the biggest mistakes Red everymade was when he gave everyone in his family everything that they ever wanted. Synopsis Red Stevens was a self made man who gave his family everything – and ruined them in the process. And we all need that, especially now.In the Beginning A Journey may be long or short But it must start at the very spot one finds oneself. If viewers pass by this DVD because they fear it is just another sappy lecture, they will miss the pleasure of entering the realm of tender communication delivered with style and sincerity. Yes, the plot is predictable, and yes, the tenor of the piece borders on soap opera at times, but the end result is an examination of life that is told with enough fine humor and realistic dialog that it works. Along the way Jason encounters work-ethic Gus (Brian Dennehy), a little girl Emily dying from leukemia (Abigail Breslin) whose sharp wit and tongue manifest wisdom that leads to the bonding of Jason and Emily's mother Alexia (Ali Hillis), and host of other character actors in the various parts of the world where Jason's journey takes him.
And here begins the episodic journey during which Jason learns about poverty, compassion, friends, death, and spirituality that changes Jason into a full human being and creates a character who gives back more than he gets. Through a taped interview just prior to his death Red outlines the twelve lessons Jason must learn if he is to inherit anything. Red has just died and the will is read by Red's longtime partner and lawyer Ted (Bill Cobbs) and his devoted assistant Miss Hastings (Lee Meriwether): the family is outraged at the results of Red's division of his fortune and the one person who is left to learn of the will's content is Red's egocentric grandson Jason (Drew Fuller). There is a lot more to the film than the grinches might think! A wealthy man Red Stevens (James Garner) has amassed a fortune, turning his personal life into a shambles in the process and producing a family of greedy ruthless gluttons - with one exception: one son rebelled and lost his life to dreams despite the aspirations of the father. Now THE ULTIMATE GIFT comes to the screen/DVD and before making the groaning judgment that here is yet another insipid little tale about learning life's lessons and gaining some spirituality in the process, try watching this two hour traversal of well acted and well scripted (Cheryl McKay) and well directed (Michael O. Jim 'You Don't Have to be Blind to See' Stovall is an inspirational writer who in 2001 published a little book by the name of THE ULTIMATE GIFT in which he transposed many of his motivational teachings into a novel form, a story of how a tape of a dying man can alter the life of a crassly money-centric young grandson leading him through trials and challenges to teach him the meaning of life. Twelve tasks, which Red calls "gifts," each challenging Jason in an improbable way, the accumulation of which would change him forever. Red instead devised a plan for Jason to experience a crash course on life. But what Red left him was anything but simple. So of course he figured that when Red died, the whole "reading of the will" thing would be another simple cash transaction, that his Grandfather's money would allow him to continue living in the lifestyle to which he had become accustomed. No heart-to-heart talks, no warm fuzzies, just cold hard cash. Based on the best-selling book "The Ultimate Gift" by Jim Stovall, the story sends trust fund baby Jason Stevens on an improbable journey of discovery, having to answer the ultimate question: "What is the relationship between wealth and happiness?" Jason had a very simple relationship with his impossibly wealthy Grandfather, Howard "Red" Stevens. Jason thought his inheritance was going to be the gift of money and lots of it.