The Gift [Movie Review]

The Gift [Movie Review] | This is another movie recommended by an FB friend. It was a 2015 movie - why didn't I watch it then?

SYNOPSIS

The Gift (2015) Trivia 

• Starring: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton
  
• Directed by: Joel Edgerton
  
• Produced by: Jason Blum, Rebecca Yeldham, Joel Edgerton
• Production Companies: STX Entertainment, Blumhouse Productions, H. Brothers, Blue-Tongue Films, Ahimsa Films
  
• Distributed by: STX Entertainment, Roadshow Films
  
• Release date: July 30, 2015
  
• Running time: 108 minutes
• Rating:R (for language)
  
• Country: United States, Australia
  
• Language:English
• Tomatometer:91%
• Metascore:77%
• IMDb: 7.0/ 10
• First feature film directed by Joel Edgerton, which he starred in, produced and wrote the script
• As he wanted to focus on directing, the Gordo scenes completed shooting in seven days after two weeks of shooting
  

Simon and Robyn has just relocated from Chicago to Los Angeles. While shopping for items for their new house, they run into Gordon, Simon's old high school classmate. Later, Simon remembers that he used to call him Gordo the weird but seems to forgotten why he calls him that.

Gordo begins to drop by at the house repeatedly, all while Simon is at work, bearing gifts to the newly relocated. He even puts koi in their pond. His dropping by makes Simon uncomfortable but Robyn likes the company.

Gordo invited them to a get-together at his place. When the other couple cancelled, the couple left with just Gordo. But Gordo leaves them in the middle of the meet, to answer a work-thing. Simon becomes suspicious and decides to explore the house. Finding nothing, Simon returns to the living room as he hears Gordo returning to the house.

He decides to tell Gordo to stay away from his family and wife, as he still thinks that Gordo is weird.

The next day, the couple finds the koi dead and their dog missing. When Simon goes to Gordo's to confront him, he finds out that the house actually belongs to a stranger. 

For the next few days, Robyn starts to suspect that someone (might be Gordo) is in the house. Unable to sleep, she steals pills from her neighbour to help her sleep.

Later, when their dog returns with a note from Gordo saying 'let bygones be bygones' and mentioning about an event from the past, Simon claims he have no idea what event Gordo refers to. 

The ultimate was when Robyn passes out and wakes up the next morning, with her husband confronting her about the pills and the possibility of her succumbing to her pill addiction.

Months later, while shopping with Simon's sister for her baby (Robyn is now pregnant), she sees Gordo watching her shopping. Later, the sister tells her that Gordo was a weird child in school and was molested by an older boy. His life has been hell ever since, getting bullied and transferring schools. 

Not satisfied by the stories she has been hearing, Robyn decides to dig deeper. And later, she finds out that the 'molested story' was fabricated by Simon, to gain popularity in school.  

What else will Robyn finds? Will she do as Simon says? 

MY REVIEW

Plot: 4.7/ 5.0 The story tells about the negative impact of bully and how it stays for ages in a person's mind. It could alter the entire universe for the victim and it might come back to bite the bully in the behind, if time allows it.

Cast: 4.8/ 5.0 The cast are scarily good and true to the character!

Will I Watch It Again: Yes, I don't mind watching it again.

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