The Gift

Weekend Box Office: ‘Fantastic Four’ Is a Fantastic Flop
Weekend Box Office: ‘Fantastic Four’ Is a Fantastic Flop
Weekend Box Office: ‘Fantastic Four’ Is a Fantastic Flop
Fantastic Four was the subject of bad buzz before it even started shooting. No one outside of the higher-ups at 20th Century Fox wanted this movie. The internet hated it from the moment it was announced. Then came the various delays. And the massive reshoots. And the toxic reviews and a disastrous press tour. It all climaxed when director Josh Trank joined the chorus of critics, effectively shooting down his own movie. And yet, everyone assumed the film would still open okay because that’s what superhero movies, even the bad ones, tend to do. Well, not this time.
‘The Gift’ Review: Presenting A Surprising Directorial Debut From Joel Edgerton
‘The Gift’ Review: Presenting A Surprising Directorial Debut From Joel Edgerton
‘The Gift’ Review: Presenting A Surprising Directorial Debut From Joel Edgerton
There are a fair number of scares in The Gift, but the most shocking part of the film isn’t the sudden appearance of a mysterious package or a creepy guy popping out of the shadows; it’s the way the film’s resident creepy guy is slowly revealed as a man with a broken heart and genuine feelings. When he’s introduced, Gordo (Joel Edgerton) gives off an unsettling vibe. His conversations are awkward and stilted; his clothes make him look like a time traveler from the early ’90s. But the more time The Gift spends with him the less threatening he appears — or at least the more threatening his supposed victims become.
'The Gift' Trailer: Meet Gordo the Psycho
'The Gift' Trailer: Meet Gordo the Psycho
'The Gift' Trailer: Meet Gordo the Psycho
Like many actors before him, Joel Edgerton is adding “director” to his resume. First up: The Gift, a psychological thriller produced by horror heavyweights Blumhouse Productions, starring Jason Bateman and Rebecca Hall as a nice, normal couple living a nice life in their nice new house (so nice!), until an old high school classmate gets a little too attached.