The Gift

Cast: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall(Robyn), Joel Edgerton(Gordo), Allison Tolman(Lucy) and David Denman(Greg)
Director: Joel Edgerton
Genre: Mystery, Thriller



It is a thrilling watch provided you don't go by the hype created around it. A subtle psyche is the key to enjoy this film




You may look forward to:

• It is difficult to say who is the lead in the film, but as 75% of the movie has it, Jason Bateman is the one leading :) It was a little startling for me to see him in a serious mode after the last i remember him from 'Horrible Bosses' :) He is quite a brilliant actor. The way his character is unraveled slowly and the way he tenaciously upholds himself, is worth appreciations
• Rebecca Hall gives out a serious performance with a grim outlook. She is the female lead, around whom much of the story does the round. She does a commendable job too
• To me Joel Edgerton is the star of the film. Didn't know he could so well direct a film too. He is this suspicious guy throughout who can give you chills. He wears this cold attitude in the film which is spooky and crazy, only to know how the table turns by the end of the film. He gets into your head gradually but effectively
• Allison Tolman and David Denman are short but good supports, amongst the other characters starring in the film
• The story of the movie is interesting, suspicious and chilling. The way the entire story flips by the end of the film leaves you cold. The end is only suggestive and not conclusive, which is the best part of the film. It leaves the audience distraught

What you can sleep over:

The pace of the movie is pretty slow. For those coming with great expectations, the first half will get the better of you, where you keep wondering where is the story after all headed to!





The dampeners you should be aware of:

• One lose end that kept my attention held up was absolutely no attention paid to this detail that 'Gordo' faked his residential address, why would he do so! While 'Simon' always raised a flag of suspicion, but 'Robyn' is shown heavily empathetic towards 'Gordo' even when there were too many reasons to be suspicious about
• The build up of the story is pretty weird, not many would really appreciate. The movie drags for quite some time until it starts picking up in final half an hour. I am not convinced by the much hype created around the quality of the movie

My Rating: 3/5

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