Gifted Film Review

Finished watching Gifted, directed by Marc Webb, and starring McKenna Grace, Chris Evans, Jenny Slate and Lindsay Duncan. The film opens up with seven year old Mary Adler (McKenna Grace) reluctantly getting ready for her first day of school as her uncle and guardian, Frank (Chris Evans) has home schooled her to the best of his ability. While at school Mary's teacher, Bonnie Stevenson (Jenny Slate) soon discovers that Mary of intellectually gifted and along with the school's principal believes that Mary would be better suited to a school more equipped for the education she needs. Against the principal advise Frank still believes that Mary should attend a normal school, leading to the news reaching Frank's mother Evelyn (Lindsay Duncan) who believes that Frank is holding Mary back from her full potential and hopes to get full custody of Mary. Overall this was a great film as it tells a very intriguing story that takes some great twists and turns that never feel predicable and can surprisingly leaves you at the edge of the seat. There are some amazing emotional character interactions between the whole cast as their relationships feel incredibly realistic and relatable, essentially in the scenes where the relationship between Frank and Mary is front and centre. 8.5/10.