The Gift

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	Jason Bateman	Simon
	Rebecca Hall	Robyn
	Joel Edgerton	Gordo
	Allison Tolman	Lucy
	Tim Griffin	Kevin 'KK' Keelor
	Busy Philipps	Duffy
	Adam Lazarre-White	Ron
	Beau Knapp	Detective Walker
	Wendell Pierce	Detective Mills
	Mirrah Foulkes	Wendy Dale
	Nash Edgerton	Frank Dale
	David Denman	Greg
	Katie Aselton	Joan
	David Joseph Craig	Stewart
	Susan May Pratt	Rhonda Ryan
	P.J. Byrne	Danny
	Felicity Price	Dr. Angela Derezio
	Melinda Allen	Real Estate Agent
	Stacey Bender	Office Worker
	Beth Crudele	Nurse
	Darren P. Leis	Nurse
	Laura Drake Mancini	Janine
	Jyothi Venkatesh	East Indian

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Director	Joel Edgerton
Writer	Joel Edgerton
Producer	Oren Aviv, Jason Blum, David Joseph Craig, Phillip Dawe, Joel Edgerton, Luc Etienne, Adam Fogelson, Couper Samuelson, Dana Sano, Beatriz Sequeira, Robert Simonds, Donald Tang, Jeanette Volturno, Zhongjun Wang, Zhonglei Wang, Rebecca Yeldham
Musician	Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
Photography	Eduard Grau

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My quick rating - 6,6/10. I recall the trailers for this movie and thought it would be another candy cutter melodrama. That was their fault, not mine. This was a well rounded psychological thriller that didn't overwhelm nor did it bore the viewer. The pacing was just right to hold your attention and have you wonder what turn was next. Joel Edgerton crafts a good tale for being his first film and certainly won't be his last. Between his directing and also Jason Bateman turning in a great performance as the lead, this movie shines. It may be another revenge type story but the ending leaves it in a way that isn't so cut and dry (don't you wish sometimes I would just give spoilers?) Anyway, to sum it up, an overall very good film that aside from some stupid character decisions and reactions that distracted, a solid flick worth a look.

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