![]() ![]() Together, Evans and Grace find charming chemistry, from the opening breakfast scene with a symbolic bowl of Special K cereal, to a nighttime piggyback ride that becomes a deep debate on faith, shot in silhouette against an orange sunset a la Mufassa and Simba. This role of bruised uncle turned father-figure shows a different side to Evans after his repeat turns as Captain America (five and counting). The combo makes for undeniably adorable moments that are the closest thing to young Dakota Fanning adoring Denzel’s Creasy Bear in “Man on Fire” (2004). Her performance comes across wise beyond her years while maintaining a certain childhood innocence. You’ll recognize her as Rose in Netflix’s “Fuller House” or Young Emma Swan in ABC’s “Once Upon a Time,” but “Gifted” is her true coming-out party to prove she can carry a movie. The clash between Frank and Mary explodes into a custody battle over how best to raise this exceptional child.Īs you might expect, young Mckenna Grace steals the show. The plot thickens when Frank’s estranged math-whiz mother (Lindsay Duncan) pops back into their lives, viewing Mary as her second chance at solving a math problem that her deceased daughter worked on her entire life - a so-called Millennium Problem that no one has ever solved. ![]() While Frank and trusty neighbor Roberta (Octavia Spencer) want Mary to be home-schooled, her teacher (Jenny Slate) and principal (Elizabeth Marvel) offer her a scholarship to an elite school for the gifted. Set in Florida, Frank Adler (Chris Evans) is a single guy repairing boats and raising his child prodigy niece Mary ( Mckenna Grace), who was orphaned by the suicide of her mathematician mother. “Gifted” plays out like the square root of both movies, resulting in a film that’s nowhere near as exemplary, but one that at least aspires to the better angels of both movies for an uplifting watch. Kramer” (1979) won Best Picture by exploring a single dad seeking custody of his young child, while “Good Will Hunting” (1997) won Best Screenplay by exploring a young math prodigy seeking self-worth. Business & Finance Click to expand menu. ![]()
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