A Gifted Amateur is a modern-day homage to the film noir genre. A scheming psychiatrist, his best friend, and the best friend's wife: a love triangle gone wrong. Two LAPD Detectives attempt to piece together the truth after events come to a sinister end. A Gifted Amateur harkens back to the sophisticated mystery/noir films of Hitchcock - featuring the privileged set, plotting a murder with unexpected consequences.
—Stephen Soucy