Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep , can’t help this ship from sinking. Look who's back with another review. RAMA . I want to thank him again for reviewing the film. Make sure to follow him on Facebook and twitter . I’ve never read the book yet, so I’m not the millions who say that THE GIVER is one of their childhood favorite but as a movie, I just don’t see anything special about it. The story or the concept may be special and unique or groundbreaking when it first hit the shelves, but to have it now, in a sea of other dystopian utopia formulaic young adult stories like it, THE GIVER just seems too late, too familiar, and too flat, there’s nothing extraordinary about this film, which is heartbreaking considering I’m a huge fan of director Phillip Noyce’s ‘Jack Ryan’ movies and that THE GIVER also showcases such greats as Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep , but even they can’t help this ship from sinking. Brenton Thwaites, Odeya Rush, and Cameron Monaghan play three