Review – The Giver

Once again a dystopian future sinks under its own heavy-handed message. Humanity manages to cleanse itself of pain and strife by outlawing emotions and drugging everyone into a bland haze. But one person has to remain non-sedated and serve as the repository of all of humanity’s joyful, painful history and emotional range (because otherwise it wouldn’t be much of a movie). I was nettled by inconsistencies, particularly the characters’ tendencies to feel emotions or not as the plot required. And ugh, what a dreadful ending. Mildly amusing