Godsend Critic Reviews

It's a thriller, a bad thriller, completely lacking in psychological or emotional truth.Read the full review

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 the full review

The umpteenth recycled shocker about a mystical dark child with an aura of disaster.Read the full review

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

Godsend is godawful.Read the full review

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. Read the full review

This thin concoction of domestic drama and thriller suspense won't hold up after the curiosity factor runs its brief course. Neither Robert De Niro nor a phalanx of a dozen producers can deliver Godsend from unintentional comedy. Read the full review

A consistently underused and often underrated actor, Kinnear gives one of those sympathetic performances that prevent you from believing the worst about a movie despite the sounding alarms. Read the full review

As the film's boo! moments get spookier and more frequent, Godsend gets more and more inane. Read the full review