tles7-676-109633 The movie is an incoherent mess. The movie actually has no ending. The kid is whako and the parents leave it at that. None of the visions make any sense or is explained in a way that doesn't make you laugh. The father's head is cracked open and recovers without even a band-aid.As suggested in other movies: The kid should have killed the doctor, the father who doesn't even seem to have a concussion should have started having visions from getting whacked in the head, the mother should have been committed to an institution (hopefully with an accompanying nude scene). The kid then gets cured at some point by re-engineering his genes. He is now living serenely with the father who now calls himself "Zach". The picture ends with a freeze frame of his eyes lighting up like Michael Jackson at the end of thriller. Good night.

dbdumonteil Funny how De Niro plays a supporting part similar to the one he played in "angel heart" (1987) .He used to play the Devil,now he plays a scientist genius who suggest the distraught parents who just lost their beloved son he clone him.That does not make a big difference;in both movies,God's plans are given a rough ride.The subject could have been a godsend but the screenplay does not rise to the occasion,particularly in the hackneyed final the average viewer has already seen a hundred times or more (probably to secure a "Godsend 2" should the movie be a success).But God did not planned it that way,perhaps wisely.Snatches of "the sixth sense" do not help.

mario_c GODSEND is a psychological thriller about a present and very interesting topic which is one of the greatest dilemmas of science today: clone a human being! Can it be done? It seems so; but is it morally correct? Is it ethically right? How far can science go about this issue? This movie, though, doesn't answer these questions scientifically but emotionally, through a story of psychological disturbance and paranoia. So, this movie, in spite of mentioning this subject, is not really a good basis to think or debate about this complex and "almost philosophical issue", because it ends being just a classical psychological thriller (which embraces all the classical clichés of the genre) in which the genetic topic is just used as plot's background. I don't know if this film was inspired in Gabrielle Beaumont 1980's GODSEND, but it really seems it was, and the genetic engineering topic seems just like a "plot's upgrade" of the 80's title! Like the director had thought: "Demonic possession is so overtaken, let's choose genetic engineering, cloning process and the remembrances of a passed life instead, to create suspense! It's so much modern and cooler!" Yes, that's right; I think the movie fails a bit trying to cross a scientific and "real" subject with the "classical borders" of the horror genre! On one hand it seems to pretend to follow the "real" genetic engineering knowledge, but on the other hand it crosses it to a plot which seems to be taken from a classic ghost story movie! So, overall, I think GODSEND is just an average film which hardly tried to be a genre's masterpiece, but failed!

vip_ebriega My Take: Boring rehash that wastes its cast and its audience as well. From a title like "Godsend" or "The Omen" or "The Exorcist", one can't have an idea that the film being presented is a religion-based horror flick. Sadly I say, this isn't. "Godsend" is a science-fiction story about resurrection. The film opens with the birthday celebration of young Adam (Cameron Bright), the son of couple Paul (Greg Kinnear)and Jessie (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) Duncan. The film continues a few days later when Adam becomes victim of a car accident. While Paul and Jessie grieve the death of their son, scientist Richard Wells (Robert DeNiro) approaches them with a message of hope, their son can be brought back to life. After a couple of experiments, they have brought Adam back to life. Pretty soon, this 'new' Adam begins to have nightmares, terrifying revelations of a boy named Zachary (who looks like him) and a burning school. Of course, these are just nightmares, or a trick of the imagination, but can it be real? Oooohhh... The better question is can director Nick Hamm overcome the growing tedium of the script? How many more plot twists and revelations are they gonna keep throwing at us before we all say in unison that we don't get it? Can Robert DeNiro salvage his career in such a career-derailing role? Do I have to tell you where all this is going? Rating: 0 out of 5.