Review of The Giver (2014) by Gavin B — 27 Jan 2015

One of the best movies I've seen recently.

This review of The Giver (2014) was written by Gavin B on 27 Jan 2015.

The Giver has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Shayan M (6) on 02 Sep 2018

I liked it but it could have followed the book better…

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By Tuuoooo (1) on 01 Jun 2022

Bad. I had to read the book for school. After we watch this mess of a movie. It doesn't follow the book and is too fast paced. Don't watch…

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By Joshua W (496) on 20 Jun 2018

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By Sr. Rose Pacatte (156) for National Catholic Reporter (122) on 09 Aug 2017

The performances by all the characters are adequate, but the story had a friend and me riveted to the screen…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 28 Nov 2017

The bottom line is that if you focus on its message, The Giver has some very important things to say…

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By Hannah M (863) on 24 Jun 2017

Question: why does everyone hate this movie? I get it's nothing new, but I love awesome dystopian movies and this is no exception…

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By Maria S (348) on 06 Feb 2018

The movie leaves out a lot of events from the book but more action was added to make it more thrilling…

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By Michael P (1,574) on 18 Jan 2018

It was great, a little emotional, a big cliffhanger at the end. Some things just didn't make sense though, although this movie IS based on the future…

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By Joe M (1,521) on 03 Jun 2017

Good, if some what simplistic, dystopian flick that is carried by a young attractive cast and good performances by Streep, Bridges and other…

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By Pamela Powell (127) for Daily Journal (Kankakee, IL) (128) on 20 Aug 2018

The Giver succeeds in entertaining in the way it reminds us what makes the human race so special...the ability to love…

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