A movie about greed and guilt, Please Give drew a mixed reaction from movie-goers at The Guild:
“I prefer this more independent style, where they take time with the shots and linger over people’s reactions and facial expressions. It’s refreshing. The story was wishy-washy. But the performances were really polished and interesting. That grandmother was astonishingly brilliant.” – Mary
“A well-cast film, very interesting, a great character study. But a rambling, clunky story as well as having disjointed character development.” – Andy
“It was OK. It had really funny moments but was more depressing and had dark humor. It was more depressing than I was expecting from watching the trailer. I expected something more like a comedy. The trailer showed ALL the funniest moments.” – Sarah and Hunter
“Very interesting with little vignettes, slices of life. A warm New York scene.” – Jeff and Ann
“It had interesting characters and interactions all intertwined in interesting ways and covered all aspects of life from adolesence to death.” – Jacques
“The first hour was really funny, the next hour was really depressing. It was all or nothing, it didn’t mix it up.” – Lisa
“I noticed how claustrophobic the movie is, it’s like New York City. It had very interesting characters, 2 nice people who each had heinous family members. Quirky. Not what I was expecting at all. The depressing part was when it was getting too close to home.” – Beth
It’s better to give than to receive? But we wish it was the other way around?