Gifted
Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single man raising a child prodigy - his spirited young niece Mary (Mckenna Grace) in a coastal town in Florida. Frank's plans for a normal school life for Mary are foiled when the seven-year-old's mathematical abilities come to the attention of Frank's formidable mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) whose plans for her granddaughter threaten to separate Frank and Mary. Octavia Spencer plays Roberta, Frank and Mary's landlady and best friend. Jenny Slate is Mary's teacher, Bonnie, a young woman whose concern for her student develops into a connection with her uncle as well.
27 November 1969, Los Angeles, California, USA
18 August 1961, Richmond, California, USA
25 June 1970, USA
April 21, 2017
Functions reasonably well as an ankle-deep melodrama until its third act, when characters are thrown into the gears of the plot machine.
April 21, 2017
Essentially a watered-down version of Searching for Bobby Fischer, Gifted is earnest but phony.
April 21, 2017
Drama about an uncle's love and caretaking for his niece who is a young math prodigy.
April 28, 2017
... a heartfelt but manipulative tearjerker that never digs into the various moral dilemmas at its core with much sincerity or authenticity.
April 11, 2017
"Gifted" is an engaging comedy-drama that avoids becoming too much of a tearjerker.
May 01, 2017
It's predictable but pleasurable enough - an inoffensive charmer that doesn't outstay its welcome.
April 10, 2017
The film's heroine is extraordinarily gifted. The film itself, not so much.
April 13, 2017
Sure, it's a simple, straightforward film, but sometimes that's all you need as long as its heart is true.
April 24, 2017
A strong plot mixed with dynamic acting added to innovative directing equals a gift of a movie. Mckenna Grace is adorable.
April 12, 2017
A formulaic and manipulative tearjerker that is really nothing more than a woman's picture from a man's point of view.
April 07, 2017
The question at the movie's heart is: What is best for Mary? The answer Gifted chooses is predictable, but that doesn't stop the movie from messing with your tear ducts.
April 13, 2017
As scripted, Evelyn is too vicious to be persuasive, and Flynn undercuts her morally by stressing her lust for recognition.
