Reviews for the movie "Gifted" are given in this article. This is the work of American director Mark Webb. A fascinating dramatic film, which premiered in 2017. In April, the film was released in the United States, and in June in Russia.
Gifted
This is not Webb’s first work. Reviews of the film "Gifted" allow you to make a full impression of the dramatic tape.
It tells about a phenomenal child. An unusually gifted girl who is only seven years old so far. But the gift brings little joy to her. Her parents are fighting a fierce struggle to patronize the child. The grandmother and the uncle of the girl are drawn into this unpleasant story.
Producer
The film "Gifted" reviews gathered mostly positive. For Mark Webb, this is the fourth full-length picture.
His debut film was the romantic comedy "500 Days of Summer". It talked about Tom Hanson, the average office employee. The events of the film take place over 500 days, and the starting point for them is the appearance of Summer Finn, a pretty girl who begins to work with Tom on the production of postcards.
At the same time, Summer herself does not immediately pay attention to the young man, while Tom understands that this is his fate.
In 2012 and 2014, Webb made two paintings dedicated to Spider-Man. These are the films The New Spider-Man and The New Spider-Man. High Voltage.
Also during this time he noted his work on television. He shot several episodes for the TV series Office, The Field of Darkness and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Film crew
A professional film crew contributed to the success of the film Gifted. According to reviews, a good story was written by screenwriter Tom Flynn.
A lot of work was done by cameraman Stuart Dryberg. He has about two dozen high-profile projects. Among them are Jane Campion’s historical melodrama “The Piano”, Harry Marshall’s melodramatic comedy “The Runaway Bride”, Sharon Maguire’s romantic comedy romance “The Bridget Jones Diary”, and James Bobin’s adventure fantasy “Through the Looking Glass.”
The film was promoted and sponsored by producers Karen Lander, Andy Cohen and Molly Allen.
Filming of this tape began in 2015. Passed at once in several American cities: Tybee Island, Savannah.
Cast
In the reviews of the film "Gifted" a strong cast is noted. The main role of Frank Adler is played by Chris Evans. This is an American actor, famous for his roles in the films "Cell", "Losers", "Fantastic Four" and "The Fifth Dimension".
In the film "Gifted" the actors are all good at picking. Mary Adler is played by McKenna Grace, an aspiring 11-year-old actress who has already managed to make herself known in the series Once Upon a Time, the film How to Be a Latin Lover.
Critics' ratings
Very high ratings and ratings have the picture "Gifted". According to reviews of the film on Kinopoisk, the tape has 7.5 points. Moreover, of the 42 reviews left, only one is negative, and all the rest are positive, with a complete absence of neutral opinions.
The 2017 Gifted movie reviews often discuss the plot. The film tells about the main character Frank, who lives in a tiny provincial town. Unlike most of the acquaintances surrounding him, he does not seek to receive a prestigious higher education, he does not seek a well-paid job. Satisfied with what is.
Frank makes money by repairing boats. At the same time, he is raising an 8-year-old niece Mary. She has tangled hair, torn knees and a frown on the surrounding reality. Soon she will go to first grade. But she does not want to study at school. She is interested in something completely different - playing with the one-eyed cat Fred, singing funny songs in the evenings with the neighbor Roberta, an adult woman. And she also loves to solve differential equations. Mary is a gifted child. At the same time, she understands that she cannot be seen in the first grade of the higher mathematics school, and therefore she is not drawn to study.
The fact that the girl has no place among ordinary children, agrees her grandmother by the name of Evelyn. She is a masterful person who dreams that the family name of her family should be inscribed in the history of higher mathematics. Therefore, he has high hopes for Mary.
At the crossroads
Frank, who directly raises Mary, is at a crossroads. He cannot decide which future will be better for his niece.
Grandma Evelyn promises to provide her with a brilliant first-class education, to hire the best tutors in the district. With her, the girl will have more prospects and opportunities for self-realization.
But there is a downside to this situation. If this happens, then Mary is guaranteed to lose her childhood. Carefree games, having fun with friends, will not be able to start a normal personal life in adolescence with their successes and disappointments. In the same way, grandmother Evelyn once took away her youth and deprived her daughter of normal relationships. To achieve custody, the grandmother goes to court. At the same time, lawyers clearly do not sympathize with the image of a loving grandmother, at the same time, the viewer himself involuntarily sets up against her. And at the same time, it’s hard not to agree that in the wilderness in which Frank lives, Mary will simply ruin her limitless potential. Frank has to make an important and decisive choice in this situation.
Frank's decision
Speaking about the film “Gifted” (Gifted, 2017), in the reviews, many viewers noted how Frank's actor Chris Evans showed himself in a new way on screen. If before the majority remembered and knew him as captain America, then in this tape he reveals new facets of talent.
In "Gifted", the hero of Evans does not seek to save not only the world, but even one individual person - his niece. Instead, he is trying to decide what really will be better for her. How to make her happy? In the role of Frank, Evans is like the most ordinary person, acquaintance or neighbor of any movie theater audience. He is good-natured in his own way, but at the same time he is quick-tempered. He is strongly attached to the little niece and sincerely loves her.
Soul throwing, from which he suffers throughout the film, does not look far-fetched. And his indecision does not seem weakness. Exactly the opposite, he is tormented, since he cannot be mistaken in his decision.
One of the most penetrating and climax scenes of the picture happens when an adult man appears before the audience, who suffers from the fact that he nevertheless made a mistake. And the young girl is choking with despair, having survived the betrayal of a loved one.
This is a rare film that makes viewers sincerely worry, put themselves in the shoes of the characters and reflect on the question of how they would act in such a situation. The only obvious thing is that the questions posed by this film cannot be answered unequivocally. So each person will have to decide for himself individually.