The Benefactor

Samuel Goldwyn Films | Release Date: January 15, 2016

5.1	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 16 Ratings

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NickLikesMoviesMar 3, 2016

"The Benefactor" has a plot that is hard to ever truly understand, especially when practically nothing happens during the runtime of the film. Richard Gere stars in the overwhelmingly flat film, and his performance is very bad. He is way"The Benefactor" has a plot that is hard to ever truly understand, especially when practically nothing happens during the runtime of the film. Richard Gere stars in the overwhelmingly flat film, and his performance is very bad. He is way over-the-top while being void of any emotion at the same time. He feels so out of place that he makes the whole film feel uncomfortable and awkward. Theo James is actually good here, not great but not bad like he is in the Divergent series. Dakota Fanning also stars but has literally nothing to do other than be pregnant. A huge problem in the film is that the audience is never informed about what Gere and Fanning's relationship is, why he cares so much for her, or how he was related to her parents to begin with. It's a glaring issue in a film jam packed with problems.

All in all, The Benefactor is an uneventful slog of a film with terrible writing and a grating performance from its lead actor.… Expand

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EpicLadySpongeMar 10, 2016

The Benefactor's true inspiring events may flick people out, but the Benefactor has a load to try harder with a whole load of supplies for a remake of this movie... not a sequel. A remake.

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LeZeeApr 24, 2016

One man show...

I don't think the movie is worth a watch. There's nothing in it apart from Richard Gere's fine performance. If you still want to try it, he is the only reason to consider. You know performances alone can't save the movie,One man show...

I don't think the movie is worth a watch. There's nothing in it apart from Richard Gere's fine performance. If you still want to try it, he is the only reason to consider. You know performances alone can't save the movie, especially that theory did not work in this film. The story was very plain, it was about a man who's living with remorse and suddenly an unexpected thing happens that could help him to come out of his guilt fell, but it only gets worse in his every attempt.

The contribution from the rest of the cast was one of two reasons for the movie's downfall. They were okay, no complaint about that, but they were totally not visible like their existence means nothing other than to support the Gere's role. And the other reason was the scenes that lacked to imprint in the viewer's head with memorable quotes and/or moments. I would say there's a dull atmosphere in the entire narration. It is not an entertainer, but can be a character study material.

5½/10… Expand

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