The Gift
The Gift
A sailor on Christmas leave visits his boozing, one-legged father and dreamer mother in 1950s Brooklyn.
Mister Arn reviewedMay 22, 2025
A coming-of-age film with a distant father and loving mother. A lot is going on for just a couple of days, mostly a lot of drinking. In the end, a father and son bond over fighting and alcoholism. There is some decent acting in "The Gift," but I can't say I liked the story.