Review of The Gift (2015) by Lowbrowcinema — 06 Aug 2015
With THE GIFT, actor Joel Edgerton makes a wonderfully auspicious feature film debut as writer, director and producer. THE GIFT will not scare you nor will it drive you to the edge of your seat. It's actually much better than that! Edgerton plays with the generic elements of the contemporary revenge thriller but then switches gears and delivers an extremely pointed drama on bullying, greed, and the past.
The film is not perfect, all too often being more interesting for what it is not that what it is, but THE GIFT is a frightening tale of how we can never really know each other and what we are capable of.
And bravo to Edgerton for finally giving Jason Bateman a lead role that truly suits him. This Bateman's best screen performance. He's a total **** and you actually feel sorry for him.
This review of The Gift (2015) was written by Lowbrowcinema on 06 Aug 2015.
The Gift has generally received positive reviews.
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