Should you watch The Gift?
Who it’s good for, who it isn’t, and what’s in it. No ratings, no scores.
The Gift
Film · 2015
Simon and Robyn are a young married couple whose life is going as planned until a chance run-in with Simon's high school acquaintance sends their world into a tailspin.
The sides of The Gift
- Gifts left on a new home's doorstep
- Jason Bateman's old classmate Gordo
- A high school secret coming back
The Gift is good for you if…
- you like unease that grows with every unexpected visit.
- you like a thriller that saves its sharpest turn for the very end.
- you like a thriller that takes its time in a quiet suburb.
The Gift is bad for you if…
- you need an ending that leaves you some comfort.
- you want chases and fights, not dinner parties.
About: bullying · guilt · marriage
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