Movie #1380 "Gifted" was a movie I got to watch on the plane on the way back from Banff a few days ago, and I found it overall quite enjoyable, esp. in watching this little girl hold her own in the film. I think the lead, Chris Evans, has some limitations in his acting, and the script has a few manipulative moments, and some turning moments that don't ring true, but the ending is very satisfactory, and I think the substance of the film makes it an important one to see. What I mean by that is that this film deals with the question: What do we do with our gifted students to get the best out of them without ruining the kid part of their lives? Should we be sending this little math savant to a school with other math savants (who are much older, and not in her age group) or send her to the school that matches her age but not necessarily her needs? What a big question. What makes this even more intriguing is that her mom faced the same problem (bored in the age appropriate school, and not accepted wherever she goes, and depressed enough to commit suicide). Her brother knows that his sister would not have wanted her daughter to end the same way, so he decides to bring her up in a way that she doesn't miss her childhood ---- but then isn't sure that's the best way to go either, when his mother steps in. Overall, I felt the film offered a good solid argument that I went back and forth on, but it also has lots of humor and spunk and rapport between the little girl and her uncle. I'd give it 4 out of 5.
"GIFTED" 2017 PG-13 1 hour and 41 minutes
When his sister dies, 30-something bachelor Frank Adler assumes the care of her 7-year-old daughter. But his plans to raise her are threatened when the child reveals herself to be a math prodigy, and his mom suddenly gets involved.
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