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USA Today: Claudia Puig

The best that can be said about the film is that its naturalistic look and dark hues are occasionally intriguing, and its twist is fairly unpredictable, if far-fetched.

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Philadelphia Inquirer: Steven Rea

Unravels in a series of spooky dream sequences, dopey detective work, and a couple of richly hambone-ian De Niro soliloquies.

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CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert

It's a thriller, a bad thriller, completely lacking in psychological or emotional truth.

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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman

The umpteenth recycled shocker about a mystical dark child with an aura of disaster.

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USA Today: Claudia Puig

The best that can be said about the film is that its naturalistic look and dark hues are occasionally intriguing, and its twist is fairly unpredictable, if far-fetched.

Read Full Review »
50
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Roger Ebert

It's a thriller, a bad thriller, completely lacking in psychological or emotional truth.

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50
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Owen Gleiberman

The umpteenth recycled shocker about a mystical dark child with an aura of disaster.

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Variety: Joe Leydon

Solid performances, handsome production values and a few genuinely creepy scenes are not enough to save Godsend.

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ReelViews: James Berardinelli

Godsend is godawful.

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The New York Times: A.O. Scott

The picture, which fails to achieve its ambitions or to fulfill our expectations, is ultimately worse than a violent piece of hack work, in which the director isn't interested in displaying his integrity -- or taste. You'd be better off downloading the trailer: a much more convincing piece of storytelling.

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