“The Gift” is the kind of movie people like to say don’t get made anymore, an original film aimed at the adults, not relying on gimmicks, tricks, huge budgets or some preexisting source material, but instead built on a tight, lean story about actual characters who are more complex than they initially seem. It has much more in common with Alfred Hitchcock than Michael Bay, in the best way possible. It takes the audience on a ride, building up to a pretty wild conclusion, never dumbing down or pandering but instead challenging and engaging, exactly the kind of film that works as a nice palate cleanser after a summer of huge blockbusters.
Simon (Jason Bateman) and Robyn (Rebecca Hall) move back to Simon’s hometown so he can work a new job, and shortly after coming back to town, Simon is seen and approached by Gordon (Joel Edgerton, who also wrote and directed), an old friend from high school. Gordon quickly latches on to Simon and Robyn, dropping by during the day to visit Robyn when Simon is at work and constantly dropping off gifts for them, going out of his way to be kind and giving, which Robyn doesn’t mind too much but Simon gets weirded out by. It becomes obvious that Gordon being back in Simon’s life is upsetting him, even though from the outside Gordon does seem to have the best of intentions. But we know this is a movie, and shit is gonna get intense and so it goes. Simon tries to break off the one-sided friendship with Gordon, and Gordon starts stalking and terrorizing them in small, impossible to prove ways.Continue Reading …
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