Review of The Gift

Monsters: The Gift (1990)
Season 2, Episode 22
8/10
Nifty episode
8 November 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Rich kid Jeffrey (sharply played by Zach Overton) gets abducted by two vicious criminals and placed in the basement of a cabin. A grotesque, yet kindly beast man creature (Carlos Laucho sporting funky make-up) offers Jeffrey a way out, but it comes at a price.

Director Jeffrey Wolf keeps the absorbing and offbeat story moving along at a steady pace as well as ably crafts a gentle thoughtful tone, with the scenes between Jeffrey and the creature proving to be surprisingly touching. D. Emerson Smith's quirky and creative script provides an interesting back story for the beast man along with a neat dark and poignant twist at the end. Moreover, this episode further benefits from sturdy performances by Abe Vigoda as the ruthless Dolan and Brad Greenquist as mean snotnose punk Kirby. An on the money show.
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