Gifted
Fox Searchlight Pictures | Release Date: April 7, 2017 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
60
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 33 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
17
Negative:
2
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 5, 2017
Gifted isn’t the best or most sophisticated or most original film of the year so far — but it just might be my favorite. Read full review
90
New York Daily NewsEdward DouglasApr 5, 2017
Comparisons to the classic 1979 Oscar winner "Kramer vs. Kramer" are inevitable. But Gifted stands on its own because it feels more like reality than a Hollywood take on family crisis. Read full review
75
St. Louis Post-DispatchCalvin WilsonApr 13, 2017
An engaging comedy-drama that avoids becoming too much of a tearjerker. Read full review
75
RogerEbert.comGlenn KennyApr 7, 2017
If Gifted works for you as it did me, it’s mostly because of the cast, but also the way the story unpeels. Read full review
75
ReelViewsJames BerardinelliApr 6, 2017
Director Marc Webb brings the same kind of deft craftmanship for drama and low-key humor that he exhibited in "500 Days of Summer" and the result is emotionally true and dramatically solid. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeTom RussoApr 6, 2017
You may find yourself wishing that Webb (“500 Days of Summer”) would just power through court. We’d gladly watch more of Grace and Evans silhouetted against the sunset, their connection evident in his indulgent posing as her makeshift jungle gym. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleMick LaSalleApr 5, 2017
In its details, in its characters and their relationships, in the unfolding of its story, and even in the delicacy of its filming, Gifted rises above cynical expectation. Far from a canned piece of work, it feels sincere and inspired. Read full review
75
USA TodayBrian TruittApr 5, 2017
The film is decidedly emotionally manipulative without being cloying, and often finds real humor in the complicated situation that arises around a genius 7-year-old, played by Mckenna Grace. Read full review
70
New York Magazine (Vulture)Emily YoshidaApr 7, 2017
Outside of its open and shameless heartstring tugging, Gifted at least sets up a compelling, multisided moral dilemma. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckApr 5, 2017
Despite its recycled tropes, the comedy-drama manages to be both funny and moving even if its emotional manipulations are fully apparent. Read full review
70
TheWrapSam FragosoMar 30, 2017
Gifted finds a collective of competent people making a perfectly competent movie — nothing more, nothing less. Read full review
67
ConsequenceAllison ShoemakerApr 9, 2017
It’s a feel-good film that honestly feels good, and even when it rings a bit hollow, it doesn’t stay that way for long. Read full review
63
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 12, 2017
Evans is convincingly rugged, convincingly smart and convincingly wearied from the weight of deciding this child’s future. Read full review
63
Washington PostMichael O'SullivanApr 6, 2017
It is redeemed by an appealing cast, tart dialogue and the preponderance of genuine emotion over the manufactured variety. Read full review
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