Video/DVD releases Feb 15, 2005
Godsend * 1/2 (PG-13: 1:45): A monster climbs out of Pandora's box when scientist Robert De Niro clones the dead son of Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos ... Some conflicts are eternal, and for those who argue the age-old question of who was the greatest Gidget, this collection is a godsend ... 17: Godsend -- Lions Gate. (STLtoday - Entertainment)
Family Filmgoer Dec 25, 2004
Godsend (PG-13): Lame, poorly executed, boneheaded thriller with Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as couple whose son dies. Robert De Niro co-stars as doctor who clones them an identical child - they think. (STLtoday - Entertainment)
COLUMN - Chick flick worth time of anyone Sep 7, 2004
Godsend is a film that perplexes me on how it ever made it past the script construction phase. While it does feature a great cast, the direction, sequencing and screenplay are so poor that it manages to transform the critically acclaimed actors into B-side wannabes. (Daily Mississippian, MI)
Strange bedfellows but sisters under the skin Aug 27, 2004
Godsend is the thriller in which Robert De Niro offers grieving parents Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos a chance to clone their dead son. Even the film's conclusion was cloned; director Nick Hamm and writer Mark Bomback were so unsure about how to close that they shot ending after ending, four of which appear with their optional commentary. (Globe and Mail -- EntertainmentTP)
'Godsend' uses fright tactics, plot twists well Aug 24, 2004
Godsend' uses fright tactics, plot twists well ... "Godsend" has a couple of them, and I just loved it ... "Godsend" Grade: B+Starring: Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Robert De Niro, Cameron BrightSynopsis: The film makes you scream a couple times and has surprisingly good twists. (Northwest Indiana Times )
Also opening: horror flick 'Godsend' Aug 20, 2004
GODSEND Not quite a Godsend By Nils van der Linden Posted Tue, 17 Aug 2004. Godsend is one of those templated thrillers that Hollywood is so good at churning out ... Despite its shortcomings Godsend is a competent thriller that makes for pretty decent Friday night viewing. (iAfrica.com)
• VIDEO PREVIEW: Summer Doldrums Aug 18, 2004
And in "Godsend" (Lions Gate), enigmatic geneticist Robert De Niro makes grieving parents Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos an offer they can't refuse: cloning their 8-year-old son, who has been killed in an accident. And life's a drag for "Connie and Carla" (Universal), two song-and-dance gals ("My Big Fat Greek Wedding's" Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette) who flee their airport lounge gig when their boss gets iced -- and wind up headlining a West Hollywood drag club. (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
New On DVD: 8/17 Aug 18, 2004
Godsend ~ Greg Kinnear The Studio: Lions Gate The Specs: Commentary with director of photography Kramer Morgenthau, four alternate endings with commentary from the writer and director, storyboards. . (IGN Xbox)
Rebecca's a Godsend Jul 9, 2004
Rebecca's a Godsend By Michael Bodey July 08, 2004 ... So it was for Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, who was the first star chosen for the thriller, Godsend ... News of the 31-year-old's separation from her husband of five years, John Stamos, broke on the day of Godsend's US premiere. (Google News Australia -- Entertainment)
Shrek breaks Harry Potter's spell Jul 7, 2004
The only other new entry in the top 10 was horror film Godsend, starring Robert De Niro and Greg Kinnear ... Godsend Source: Screen International. (Google News UK -- Entertainment)
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos Named Rising Female Star of the Year by the ... May 20, 2004
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos currently co-stars with Robert DeNiro and Greg Kinnear in Lions Gate Films' "Godsend" and recently had a major role in "The Punisher," another Lions Gate Films project that will premier on DVD September 7. She has also starred in "X-Men," "X2," "Rollerball," and the Brian DePalma-directed thriller, "Femme Fatale." Her next project is a reprisal of the character Mystique in the third installation of the blockbuster "X-Men" franchise. (Business Wire)
'Godsend' no blessing for cloning research May 14, 2004
Godsend' no blessing for cloning researchHollywood clunker spreads fear and misinformation. In the movie 'Godsend,' a couple played by Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, left, and Greg Kinnear,center,uses cloning to help bring their dead son, played by Adam Bright, right,back to life ... But I do know enough about the subject of the just-released flick "Godsend," starring Robert DeNiro, to know that no one who wants to learn anything about human cloning need head anywhere near a theater where this dog... (MSNBC -- Health)
Choices, May 13, 2004 May 14, 2004
"Godsend" (PG-13) 9:30 ... Godsend'' - Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos star as parents whose only son is killed in an accident; Robert De Niro plays a scientist who offers them the opportunity to clone him. (Mount Vernon Skagit Valley Herald, WA)
AT THE MOVIES May 13, 2004
GODSEND * * 1/2 -- After their young son is killed in an accident, a couple (Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) approach an expert (Robert De Niro) in stem cell research about bringing him back to life through an experimental and illegal cloning and regeneration process. When Adam (Cameron Bright) comes back to them, however, he's different. (London Free Press, Canada)
MOVIES IN BRIEF May 8, 2004
Richmond Times-Dispatch. What's happening at cinemas in the Richmond area. (Richmond Times Dispatch, VA)
Now showing at local theaters May 8, 2004
Godsend ** Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos star as parents whose only son is killed in an accident; Robert De Niro plays a scientist who offers them the opportunity to clone him. The grieving mother bears a child genetically identical to the dead boy, but he is haunted by terrifying images and begins to act weirdly. (The Register-Guard, Oregon)
Weird Chronicles: It's Not Them, It's Me May 8, 2004
Take, for instance, "Godsend," which on the surface looks like JUST the sort of movie I should be slavering after. It's got a science-based plot, a creepy little kid and Robert DeNiro. (KCRA 3, CA)
Film Forum: Laws of Adolescence, Attraction and Cloning May 7, 2004
" A Godsend it isn't What would you do if you were given an opportunity to bring back a loved one from the dead? In Godsend, Paul and Jessie (Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos), a couple traumatized by the loss of their eight-year-old son, are given an opportunity to restore their child to life. Their hope lies in the hands of a secretive doctor (Robert DeNiro) who meddles in the technology of cloning. Entangled in troubling questions of morality, legality, and spirituality, Paul and Jessie... (Christianity Today Magazine)
• Cloned child attacks audiences with boredom May 7, 2004
Dr. Richard Wells (Robert DeNiro) creates spooky cloned children in Godsend ... However, the latest film in the child-horror genre, Godsend, has failed at producing the same effect. (The Daily, WA)
Godsend´ leaves more questions than answers May 7, 2004
Godsend (rated PG-13) appealed to me, not only because of the psychological thriller it appeared to be, but also because it deals with the cloning debate, which is something I have taken an interest in recently ... While grieving, the couple is approached by Dr. Richard Wells (Robert De Niro, 15 Minutes ), who is a genetic researcher and heads up the Godsend Family Institute ... However, in my opinion, when it came to the cloning debate, Godsend did little to answer any questions concerning the... (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
Oh God, Please Send This Movie Back May 5, 2004
After seeing Godsend, in which that fantasy trio pairing finally sees fruition, I can not say whether or not DeNiro has hit hard times, but I can say he needs to get his agent on the phone, stat ... If you pay to see Godsend, you deserve what you get ... Kinnear has the potential to be funny and charming, but is neither of these in Godsend. (Up & Coming Magazine, NC)
At the Movies with zombie Gene Siskel May 5, 2004
I will tell you, however, that this week I saw the Rebecca Romijn-Stamos vehicle "Godsend" and I will tell you it sucked harder than the poor will suck at the withered teat of human kindness if Jim Francesconi is elected mayor of Portland. The film revolves around Romijn-"now ex"-Stamos and Greg Kinnear as grieving parents whose eight year-old son is killed when he's hit by a car. (Vanguard, OR)
The Foxlight: Weekend Movies May 1, 2004
NEW YORK "Laws of Attraction," "Mean Girls," "Bobby Jones, Stroke of Genius," "Envy" and "Godsend" hit theaters this weekend in today's Foxlight ... Finally, New York Times says "Godsend" () "Will leave you wondering how they managed to squander such a sensational premise.". (FOX News)
Godsend's ending far from heavenly May 1, 2004
photo provided Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Greg Kinnear use extreme measures to recapture the happy times of their family unit in the new thriller "Godsend," opening today ... "Godsend" is so creepy, so scary, so moody -- then collapses in a series of laughable cliches in the final reel ... "Godsend," written by Mark Bomback, had the potential to rank alongside "The Sixth Sense" in terms of authentic spookiness, and would have been a memorable thriller if Bomback, Hamm and the actors had taken a... (Northwest Indiana Times )
The Movie Guide May 1, 2004
Below are mini-reviews of movies playing in the county, including information for parents on potentially objectionable material. For movie information, please check out the Sentinel Web site s Movie Zone at. (Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA)
Horror flick 'Godsend' should be sent back Apr 30, 2004
"Godsend," a vile new horror movie that opens today, offers two parents (a teacher and a photographer) so rotten with yuppie narcissism that after their son is struck dead by a car, they agree to have him cloned ... Directed by Nick Hamm from a script by Mark Bomback, "Godsend" wouldn't seem so terrible if it wanted to play in the fields of science fiction: to create a world in which cloning is commonplace and have the procedure go horrifyingly wrong from there ... "Godsend" makes no attempt to... (Boston Globe -- Living)
'Godsend': Deliver us from this evil Apr 30, 2004
Godsend': Deliver us from this evil: 4/ 30/ 2004. Godsend': Deliver us from this evil "GODSEND" Directed by Nick Hamm ... "Godsend" tells the story of parents whose only son is killed in an accident, and who are offered the opportunity to clone him. (The Standard-Times, MA)
Choices, April 29, 2004 Apr 30, 2004
"Godsend" (PG-13) (12:50, 3:00, 5:20) 7:50, 10:30 ... Godsend'' - Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos star as parents whose only son is killed in an accident; Robert De Niro plays a scientist who offers them the opportunity to clone him. (Mount Vernon Skagit Valley Herald, WA)
At the movies: Playing at a theater near you Apr 30, 2004
Godsend (PG-13) West Ridge Mall 6 ... Godsend -- A creepy, scary, moody movie that collapses in a series of laughable cliches in the final reel. (Topeka Capital-Journal -- Entertainment)
New movies' ads really are out to fool you Apr 29, 2004
LOS ANGELES -- A few weeks ago, a Web site for an outfit called the Godsend Institute quietly popped up on the Internet ... "Death," the site announced, "doesn't have to be an ending. At the Godsend Institute, we have the ability to make a new start -- a New Beginning!" ... The site was created as a rather elaborate marketing tool by Lions Gate Films for the release of Godsend, a horror movie opening Friday. (Houston Chronicle)
Godsend what were they thinking? Apr 29, 2004
MSNBC - Godsend what were they thinking ... Godsend what were they thinking ... Lions Gate FilmsGreg Kinnear, Rebecca-Romijn Stamos and Robert De Niro star in "Godsend.". (MSNBC -- Movies)
Opening Soon: 'Godsend' Apr 29, 2004
Cameron Bright, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos and Greg Kinnear in 'Godsend ... Godsend (PG-13; 1:42) Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Greg Kinnear and Robert De Niro star in this spooky drama about the consequences of cloning. (STLtoday - Entertainment)
Belleview's Founder's Day is fun for the whole family Apr 28, 2004
"Godsend" is a morality tale about cloning, in which parents Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos resurrect their dead son with the help of scientist Robert De Niro. Jim Caviezel goes from Jesus to genius in "Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius," a biopic of the legendary golfer who retired at age 28. (Ocala Star-Banner)
Movie website stirs cloning controversy Apr 27, 2004
A web site meant to promote upcoming film drama Godsend is stirring controversy among people who oppose human cloning and want the site shut down because they think the site is real, the film's makers say ... "The work being done by The Godsend Institute ... is out of control and needs to be stopped," wrote one poster at the web site petitionstop ... Mr Ortenberg calls the Godsend site "a million dollar idea" built for only about $US10,000. (ABC News Online, Australia -- Arts )
Cameron Bright carries 'Godsend' cast and film Apr 27, 2004
Cameron Bright carries 'Godsend' cast and film - Daily Trojan - Lifestyle ... Cameron Bright carries 'Godsend' cast and film ... The premise of "Godsend" is interesting enough: Paul and Jessie Duncan (Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) live a happy, successful life with their only son, Adam (Cameron Bright). (Daily Trojan Online)
One man's fire Apr 26, 2004
" Cuban seems to have inherited his business acumen from his grandfather, Morris Chobanisky, who immigrated to Ellis Island from Russia. He sold food products out of the back of his truck. "Mark, like my dad, did anything to make a buck," Norton Cuban says. Though Norton worked nearly 50 years in a car-upholstery shop, his straight-talking, blue-collar work ethic rubbed off on Mark. "He's always been a rebel," Norton says. Mark exhibited the same restlessness in high school that would drive him... (USA Today -- Sports)
NEW MOVIESOpening Friday Apr 26, 2004
Godsend: Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos star in this thriller about a couple who attempt to clone their dead son. Also starring Robert De Niro. (SFGate.com -- Arts Breaking News)
Film Listings Apr 25, 2004
"GODSEND" Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos star in Nick Hamm's drama. They play a couple who have lost their son in an accident, and accept the offer of a creepy scientist (Robert De Niro) who promises to bring their boy back to life. (New York Times)
The buzz around Weekender Central this week: Alias: The Covenant ... Apr 23, 2004
Only deep in does the site allude to its true purpose: promoting the new movie Godsend, starring Robert De Niro, Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. By toying with such a hot-button issue, we think the Hollywood PR machine might have overstepped its bounds this time. (Lexington Herald Leader, KY)
Godsend Has Alternate Ends Apr 21, 2004
Nick Hamm, director of the upcoming SF thriller film Godsend, told SCI FI Wire that he shot several endings for the cloning movie, which stars Greg Kinnear and Robert De Niro ... Godsend, which is being released by Lion's Gate Films, opens nationwide April 30. (SciFi.com)
De Niro Wowed Godsend Co-star Apr 21, 2004
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, star of the upcoming SF thriller film Godsend, told SCI FI Wire that she almost couldn't believe how lucky she was to work with co-star Robert De Niro ... "We'd have a couple afternoons where we'd be losing the light and only had a few minutes to get the last shot, and it was his shot. With that much pressure sometimes you lose it and fall into that conniption-fit type of laughter. And he did that a couple of times. Greg and I would do it sometimes and feel very... (SciFi.com)
A look ahead to summer movies Apr 16, 2004
"GODSEND": Robert DeNiro co-stars in a thriller with Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as parents who want to bring their child back from the dead. (April 30). (Vero Beach Press Journal)
Epics in bloom this spring Apr 1, 2004
" "Godsend" -- A thriller about the dark complications of cloning. Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos are the parents of a child who dies tragically. Robert De Niro is the doctor who claims that he can restore him to them, in effect, through cloning. Be careful what you wish for. "Mean Girls" -- A high school comedy about a girl who returns to an Illinois school after living elsewhere, only to find she scorned by the school's No. 1 clique. "Freaky Friday's" Lindsay Lohan stars. May 7:... (The Ithaca Journal -- Entertainment)
Highlights of Hollywood's film lineup for 2004 Jan 25, 2004
(March) GODSEND: A boy cloned from a dead son undergoes terrifying changes as he ages.Robert De Niro, Greg Kinnear and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos star. (Topeka Capital-Journal -- Entertainment)
