Review of Bless the Child (2000) by Deb S — 17 Jun 2009
The storyline is an all right one: 6 year old girl with special powers is hunted to be used for evil purposes. Too bad these special powers are never really shown. I wanted much more! There is a little too much talk and not quite enough horror. Not that I am a fan of the horror genre but it would have spiced the movie up some more. This story would have been a lot better if they left it up to the audience to figure out if the girl was really the Christ -Child and if the devil was really behind the plot to get the girl.
One great line in the movie. In response to the order "Jump if you believe in God" she replies "After you.".
Kim Basinger is good and Jimmy Smits does a fine job as well. However the real show stoppers in this movie were 6 year old Holliston Coleman, who plays Cody to perfection, and Rufus Sewell who masterfully plays the part of Eric Stark. There is a brief outstanding role from Christina Ricci, too bad she didn't have a bigger part! Angela Bettis was okay in her role as a drug addict also.
I recommend "Bless the Child" to anyone here who like horror movies with suspense and a religious theme added into it.
This review of Bless the Child (2000) was written by Deb S on 17 Jun 2009.
Bless the Child has generally received negative reviews.
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