History YMMV / TheGift2015

* BittersweetEnding: Robin and Simon's marriage is in shambles, but Robin is arguably in a better place. She has seen Simon for the bully he really is all along, and now has the courage and willingness to stand up to him, especially with a young child to protect. This might be one of the "gifts" of Gordo for her.

* UnfortunateImplications: The ending [[spoiler:suggesting that Gordo may have raped and impregnated Robyn [[https://www.indiewire.com/2015/08/the-gift-a-great-thriller-almost-ruined-by-a-terrible-ending-130548/ has]] [[https://www.themarysue.com/the-gift-twist-ending/ been]] [[https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2015/08/spoiler-alert-about-the-ending-of-the-gift.html criticised]] [[https://www.flavorwire.com/531380/lets-talk-about-the-ending-of-the-gift as]] tacky and misogynistic, appearing only for shock value and drastically making Simon and Gordo more and less sympathetic respectively.]]

* The ending [[spoiler:suggesting that Gordo may have raped and impregnated Robyn [[https://www.indiewire.com/2015/08/the-gift-a-great-thriller-almost-ruined-by-a-terrible-ending-130548/ has]] [[https://www.themarysue.com/the-gift-twist-ending/ been]] [[https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2015/08/spoiler-alert-about-the-ending-of-the-gift.html criticised]] [[https://www.flavorwire.com/531380/lets-talk-about-the-ending-of-the-gift as]] tacky and misogynistic, appearing only for shock value and drastically making Simon and Gordo more and less sympathetic respectively.]]]]

* The ending [[spoiler:suggesting that Gordo may have raped and impregnated Robyn
[[https://www.indiewire.com/2015/08/the-gift-a-great-thriller-almost-ruined-by-a-terrible-ending-130548/ has]] with varying degrees of credibility [[https://www.themarysue.com/the-gift-twist-ending/ been]] [[https://www.flickfilosopher.com/2015/08/spoiler-alert-about-the-ending-of-the-gift.html criticised]] [[https://www.flavorwire.com/531380/lets-talk-about-the-ending-of-the-gift as]] tacky and misogynistic, appearing only for shock value and drastically making Simon and Gordo more and less sympathetic respectively.]]]]

** In fact, whether Gordo [[spoiler:raped Robyn or not (with WordOfGod saying he didn't), the fact remains that he stalked the pair, indulged in a fair bit of Gaslighting, and broke into their house and drugged her. Not to mention the potential future trauma to Robyn or the child if either of them ever see the DVD.]]

* MagnificentBastard: [[FromNobodyToNightmare Gordon "Gordo" Moseley]] was a troubled youth horrendously bullied by Simon Callem during high school. Upon learning that [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp Simon still mocks him behind his back in present day]], Gordo enacts a complex plan to get back at him. Tapping into Simon's sound system so he could hear his every move, Gordo orchestrates several break-ins at his house, and gives Simon a video of Gordo next to his wife Robyn. When Simon demands to know if Gordo had sex with Robyn, Gordo doesn't confirm or deny the fact, causing Simon to rush to the hospital where he is met with scorn from Robyn, whom Gordo had told about Simon's bullying. With Simon breaking down after losing his job (after his rival for it reveals Simon's deceptions) and wife, Gordo watches from afar before walking away, completely satisfied that he ruined Simon's life similar to how Simon ruined his own.

* MagnificentBastard: [[FromNobodyToNightmare Gordon "Gordo" Moseley]] was a troubled youth horrendously bullied by Simon Callem during high school. Upon learning that [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp Simon still mocks him behind his back in present day]], Gordo enacts a complex plan to get back at him. Tapping into Simon's sound system so he could hear his every move, Gordo orchestrates several break-ins at his house, leak information about Simon's underhanded business tactics to his bosses costing Simon his job, and giving Simon a video of Gordo next to his wife Robyn. When Simon demands to know if Gordo had sex with Robyn, Gordo doesn't confirm or deny the fact, causing Simon to rush to the hospital where he is met with scorn from Robyn, whom Gordo had told about Simon's bullying. With Simon breaking down after losing his job and wife, Gordo watches from afar before walking away, completely satisfied that he ruined Simon's life similar to how Simon ruined his own.

* HarsherInHindsight: Two of the film's biggest laughs -- Gordo mimicking the sound of the choppers in ''Film/ApocalypseNow'' and Simon making fun of Gordo's penis to Robyn -- come back in a big way in the final scene, and suddenly, they're not funny.

* MagnificentBastard: [[FromNobodyToNightmare Gordon "Gordo" Moseley]] was a troubled youth horrendously bullied by Simon Callem during high school. Upon learning that [[SchoolyardBullyAllGrownUp Simon still mocks him behind his back in present day]], Gordo enacts a complex plan to get back at him. Tapping into Simon's sound system so he could hear his every move, Gordo orchestrates several break-ins at his house, leak information about Simon's underhanded business tactics to his bosses costing Simon his job, and giving Simon a video of Gordo next to his wife Robyn. When Simon demands to know if Gordo had sex with Robyn, Gordo doesn't confirm or deny the fact ,causing Simon to rush to the hospital where he is met with scorn from Robyn, whom Gordo had told about Simon's bullying. With Simon breaking down after losing his job and wife, Gordo watches from afar before walking away, completely satisfied that he ruined Simon's life similar to how Simon ruined his own.

** SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: The move seems to play the conflict as if it's GreyAndGrayMorality, while the ending is arguably more EvilVsEvil. Gordo [[spoiler: may or may not have raped Robyn]], and Simon [[spoiler: is more concerned about the paternity of his child than the rape of his wife]].