The Gift

By EWAN McDONALD

(Herald rating: * * * )

Annie Wilson (Cate Blanchett) lost her husband in an accident a year ago. She has three kids and supplements her benefit by reading tarot cards. One of her clients is Valerie Barksdale (Hilary Swank, Boys Don't Cry), whose husband, Donnie (Keanu Reeves), beats her.

There's a violent death. Annie has a dream that leads the law to Donnie's pond, where the dead body is found, and Donnie looks like the killer. But Annie's visions don't stop and the plot takes a number of devious twists. Good thriller.

Running time: 112 mins

Rental: Today