Gifted is a film about a child prodigy, and the legal case for her guardianship being fought between her uncle and her grandmother.
This is a very formulaic, cheesy melodrama. There are no moments that took me by surprise or could not be mapped out half an hour in advance. That said it succeeds in what it's trying for. I enjoyed watching the film and I wasn't very bothered by the predictability of it all. In fact, by the end I was invested in Chris Evan's plight, despite knowing that there would be no diversion from the well travelled path. The only surprise in the film is when "Directed by Marc Webb" appeared in the credits, as I didn't expect the guy who made The Amazing Spider-Man films to then move onto a film like this.
In short: Gifted is effective melodrama.
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