Gifted tells the story of seven-year-old prodigy Mary Adler
(McKenna Grace) who gets caught up in a custody battle between her uncle Frank
Adler (Chris Evans) and grandmother Evelyn Adler (Lindsay Duncan). The former wants to let her have a normal
childhood – attending public school, gaining friends her age, and having time for
fun – which he believes his late sister would have wanted for her. Meanwhile, the latter believes her intellect
would go to waste that way, and thus, she wants her to be specially tutored, setting
her up for a life devoted to mathematics.
If you have seen the trailer for
this movie, you would have learned about 90% of the film’s plot. It’s really such a simple, straightforward
drama. The script doesn’t have much
depth and surprises.
Thankfully, in its
predictability, it doesn’t turn out unpleasantly sappy and corny.
Maybe because the cast – especially
Grace and Evans – delivered endearing performances. Maybe because it just managed to flawlessly
execute the blueprint for a charming, heartstring-tugging drama. Whatever’s the reason, one thing’s for sure: despite
its formulaic nature, Gifted doesn’t
feel manipulative or tiresome, but amiable and reasonably pleasurable.
Also, I find the resolution of
its main conflict – the crucial 10% that wasn’t shown in the trailer – quite satisfying.
So, yeah, I liked Gifted.
That’s that.
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