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Godsend [DVD] [2004]

DVD ~ Robert De Niro
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  • Actors: Robert De Niro, Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn, Cameron Bright, Merwin Mondesir
  • Directors: Nick Hamm
  • Writers: Mark Bomback
  • Producers: Cathy Schulman, Chris Briggs, Christopher Briggs, Eric Kopeloff, Jon Feltheimer
  • Format: PAL, Widescreen
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Pathe Distribution
  • DVD Release Date: 8 Nov 2004
  • Run Time: 98 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002XOZYM
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 11,939 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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Synopsis
The trials of parenthood are at the forefront of this murky horror effort that recalls 1970s child-possession hits like AUDREY ROSE ('77) and The EXORCIST ('73). Inner-city school teacher Paul (Greg Kinnear) and his wife Jessica (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) are distraught after losing their eight-year-old son David (Cameron Bright) in an accident. At the funeral, Jessica's old science professor Dr. Wells (Robert De Niro) offers them a chance to rebuild their lives: a mansion in the country near his DNA clinic, a private school teaching job for Paul, and an exact clone of their dead son. Sworn to secrecy and facing all sorts of moral issues, the grief-stricken couple accepts Wells' offer. All goes well until the new David passes the age he previously died, then comes ghostly visions of burning children, and premonitions of murder. A creepily unobtrusive score and the film's drab look help maintain a welcome low-key, character-driven mood here, with the result that GODSEND works both as a standard horror film and a darkly psychological meditation on the uncertainty, misgivings, and sheer terror involved with child rearing. Deniro is great, as usual, and the gorgeous Romijn-Stamos proves herself adept in an unglamorous, tensely dramatic change-of-pace role as the split-apart mother.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars The Four Alternate Endings Are Worth It, 23 Aug 2004
By Martin A Hogan "Marty From SF" (San Francisco, CA. (Hercules)) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Godsend [DVD] [2004] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] (DVD)
Director Nick Hamm serves up this pseudo-supernatural thriller with lots of bite with no teeth. Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos lose their eight-year-old son in an accident the day after his birthday (What? No Cop about to retire the before he gets killed?) Grief stricken, they are approached by super-scientist Robert DeNiro who can clone their child. Oh, but Dr. DeNiro has some secrets and another agenda. When the child reaches his eighth birthday he starts having `terror spells', which basically reveal the entire plot through scrappy, cut and paste flashbacks. The ending wraps things up quickly and nicely with no real suspense or eeriness.

However, there are four alternate endings that you can view! This is a sure sign that this movie was in trouble. To be honest, anyone of these endings was better than the `feel kind-of good' ending that was chosen. I prefer the darkest of the four alternates as it seems to carry the movies theme more dramatically, but I imagine that most viewers want a happy ending. Still, they are worth watching if you are going to buy or rent this pretentious film. The acting is not bad, but the writing is just short of atrocious.

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely terrible, 12 May 2006
By Ms. B. Williams "Beth" (South Wales) - See all my reviews
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What is it with Robert De Niro these days? One of the best actors around does not seem to have an eye lately for a dud film and this mind numbing mess takes the biscuit. The premise of this story is a couple who's kid gets run over on his 8th birthday. Taking advantage of the couples grief a disgraced doctor (De Niro) visits them and offers his services to clone their child. All is well and good until the kid turns the age he died originally and starts becoming akin to the antichrist. "Why did this happen?" you may ask and all is revealed later on in the movie. The fact is though by that time you don't care. The kid acting in the part as the clone is extremely annoying and so is every other character in this movie. It is not in the slightest bit scary and the ending is appalling but by this time even with mouth to mouth resucitation this film could not be saved.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Very Poor!!!, 24 April 2005
By S. Mangan-Taylor "strawberrybounce2005" (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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Eventhough I had read poor reviews about this film, I was still looking forward to seeing it as I thought the plot looked rather interesting. What a mistake that was!
The plot was extremely predictable and the acting was rather poor! I also felt that none of the characters had any personality and it wasn't at all scary.
I wouldn't suggest you watch this film, unless you are a die hard Robert De Niro fan!
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1.0 out of 5 stars how totally awful
i was so disappointed with this film. I normally try to disregard reviews if i really want to see a film and then watch it anyway but in this instance i wish i'd listened to... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Ms. F. I. Macdonald

1.0 out of 5 stars Woeful Film
"Godsend" is one of the poorest films that I have seen for some time. The plot is predictable, the dialogue is cliched and the acting is very ordinary . Read more
Published on 7 April 2006 by L. Davidson

1.0 out of 5 stars What A Disappointment !!
Being a fan of not only Robert De Niro, but also of supernatural and horror films, I felt compelled to buy this. It certainly looked good ! Read more
Published on 28 Feb 2005 by David Dunn

1.0 out of 5 stars The longer you watch, the worse it gets.
I really thought that this film was going to be great, it had an interesting storyline and robert de niro's name on the cover. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2005 by Lee Wilshaw

3.0 out of 5 stars Movie Is Of Not Great Quality
After seeing this film at the cinemas when it first came out with a friend we were left a little disapointed, the film was not what we expected. Read more
Published on 4 Jan 2005 by leigh_rep

3.0 out of 5 stars Send it back!
There was probably a time when Robert de Niro's name attached to a film was a guarantee of success. Recently (say, in the last 5 years) he seems to agree to appear in the first... Read more
Published on 7 Dec 2004 by short3966

1.0 out of 5 stars We've seen it all before.
Whilst DeNiro's awesome as usual, the film does nothing new. It's all very cliched and highly dissapointing.

It's also all rather confusing to be honest. Read more

Published on 1 Dec 2004 by Philip Nourse

1.0 out of 5 stars Absoloutely terrible
One of the poorest movies I've had the misfortune of seeying.
The acting is not up to scratch. I thought this was going to be good because of Robert De Niro a bad mistake to... Read more
Published on 21 Nov 2004 by younginvincible

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