What breaks my heart when movies like this come out is that most people are so limited by their own movie tastes they can't appreciate a film that does great things in very different categories. As a Blumhouse movie, it stands out for the quality thriller that it is. Nothing mind blowing, but solid twists and drama along with excellent acting to support it.

Additionally though, this movie carries profound messages about the human condition and the effects our decisions have on each other. For anyone interested in the nature of humanity, how we hurt and damage each other, this movie certainly stands out.

On a rewatch it may get bumped up to a 9, but I'm always cautious about my hype. Probably gonna have to buy this one.

This is so great. Almost as good as Gone Girl!

Fantastic thriller. It sure will make bullies think twice before hurting someone. It should be taught at schools. Doesn’t matter how young and dumb you are, your actions will always have consequences.

You have to be careful what ghosts of the past you can accidentally meet on the street. ;)

I really wanted to love this movie. What a shame.

This was waaaay to predictable

Appears to be another slasher-thriller at a glance, but ends up as completely the opposite. Without trying to spoil the film too much, it plays with the usual thriller tropes you usually see - even with one jumpscare as a nod - but it subverts our expectation middle way. It slowly turns into something completely different, and most importantly it feels humane: not just from mere sound and music as usually horror/thriller does it, but from the awkward conversation, the silent pauses, the worried expression. The three actors' performance make this film.

The ending remains ambiguous as the final reveal is lifted up from its curtain. Some noted that it leaves out the morale question, the sterile intake that puts our protagonist Robyn as not much more than a dressing, but I suppose it seems to give a slight nod to revenge trope, perhaps similar to what _Oldboy_ does: is a revenge, after all, worth the trouble and leave us as a better person?

I'm a huge sucker for Jason Bateman, I'll watch things purely because he's in them. That's what happened here for this Joel Edgerton written and directed thriller about bad things happening to bad people. It's hard to discuss this movie without spoilers but basically you go in expected one thing, and getting it, and slowly the movie gradually turns into something else. Bateman is outstanding in this, playing a nasty character that I've never seen from him before, and his wife, played by Robyn Callem, and antagonist Gordo, played by Edgerton, do a great job of ratcheting up the tension through-out the movie until the very end, when everything explodes. If I had one complain its that I'm not sure I like that the movie ended on SUCH an open ended note, with a lot of horrible questions going unanswered.

It's so good that I didn't like it. I should watch less trashy thrillers.

This is a movie that I just love, Joel Edgerton did such a good job directing this movie. All acting is really good, the score is great just everything. This movie is slow but dosen't drag at all it consistently puts you in awkard situations and builds tension and keeps building on that tension making you on the edge of your seat for something to happen. Couldn't recommend this movie enough.

Right from the start you have a this uneasy feeling about Gordo but as soon as the story develops this feeling will shift. It did for me at least. I really liked this movie and applauded the ending which was not what I expected. [spoiler] as soon as it is given that Simon was a bully I started rooting for Gordo, especially when he gets beaten up by Simon, showing the true nature of him. When I thought he might've raped Robyn I felt disgusted but I believe he just wanted that idea out there for Simon and it didn't actually happen. Brilliant writing, making the bully feel completely shattered. [/spoiler]

Decent thriller with some surprising plot twists.

Bad, it started as a psychological thriller but it just didn't make much sense for me, got bored a lot

A disturbing psychological thriller, The Gift delivers some intense thrills. After moving back to his hometown with his wife, Simon Callum’s past comes back to haunt him when a former classmate from high school attempts to befriend him. Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, and Joel Edgerton lead the cast and give solid performances. But the pacing is rather slow, and the dark history between the characters is drawn out so long that it kind of loses some of its intrigue. Yet despite its weaknesses, The Gift is haunting and unsettling film.

Look, from what i saw, the movie just looked like a very good episode from a critically acclaimed drama series, so there you go.