Gifted (2017) Review: Predictable Yet Captivating Family Drama

After two mediocre Amazing Spiderman movies, director Marc Webb returns to low-budget character-driven drama like his directorial debut 500 Days of Summer. Webb’s Gifted is an engaging tear-jerker about a child prodigy. An emotionally manipulative drama, Gifted tries to find the perfect balance between drama and comedy. Moreover, stories concerning child geniuses travel through numerous conventions with unabashed sentimentality. Yet ...