Review of The Giver (2014) by Redowlreviews — 09 Nov 2014
Turning a classic and profound novel like The Giver into a potentially commercially successful and teen-friendly film that still values artistic integrity and self-awareness is already a major challenge.
It's made harder when the screenplay is limiting in its breadth of thought and poorly spaced out, resulting in a crunched and insignificant final third. It's made even harder when the directing is clumsy and the ultimate image of the film never seems definitive.
Despite several glimpses of beauty and talent (and less heavy-handedness than most teen-friendly novel adaptations), The Giver never manages to fly far after its takeoff, eventually descending back down to the plane of not-so-memorable young adult movies.
This review of The Giver (2014) was written by Redowlreviews on 09 Nov 2014.
The Giver has generally received mixed reviews.
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