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    Godsend
    Genre: Thriller

    Reviewed In Issue 89 (Oct 2004) Of Widescreen Review®

    Stars:
    Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Robert De Niro & Cameron Bright

    WSR Review Scores
    WSR Picture Rating: 4
    DD Sound Rating: 4
    DTS Sound Rating: NR
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    Reference Systems
    Critics' Composite Score: 2.5
    Internet Links
    www.lionsgatefilms.com
    Special Features
    Includes audio commentary by director Nick Hamm and cinematographer Kramer Morgenthau, four alternate endings with optional commentary by director Hamm and writer Mark Bomback, and two storyboard segments.


     DVD General Information

    (Studio/Distributor): Lions Gate Home Entertainment
    (Catalog Number): 16325
    (MPAA Rating): PG13
    (Rating Reason):

    		 Violence including frightening images, a scene of sexuality and some thematic material
    (Retail Price): $26.98
    (DVD Type): Single Side, Dual Layer (DVD9)
    (Widescreen Edition): Yes
    (Full Screen Edition): No
    (Anamorphic Widescreen): Yes
    (Running Time In Minutes): 102
    (Color Type): Color
    (Chaptered/Scene Access): Yes
    (Closed Captioned): Yes
    (Regional Coding): 1
    (Theatrical Year): 2003
    (Theatrical Release): Yes
    (Direct-To-Video Release): No
    (DVD Release Date): 08/17/04
    (THX® Digitally Mastered): No

     Credits Information

    (Director): Nick Hamm
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      WSR Narrative Review
    Story Synopsis:
    Not long after the death of their eight-year-old son Adam (Bright), Paul (Kinnear) and Jessie Duncan (Romijn-Stamos) are approached by Dr. Richard Wells (De Niro) who offers to clone their son. Relocating and severing ties with family and friends, the Duncans move forward with the experiment and the result appears to be a Godsend. Their new son Adam appears to be happy and healthy and lives a remarkably similar life to the original Adam...until the eve of his eighth birthday, when terrifying visions and night terrors disrupt everything for which the Duncans had dreamed. (Suzanne Hodges)

    DVD Picture:
    The anamorphically enhanced 2.40:1 DVD picture tends to be a bit dark, but appropriate for the suspenseful tale, and many scenes are stylized with dark greens that create a visually eerie environment for the story. Otherwise, the picture

    Soundtrack:
    The Dolby

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