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32 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 50Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanThe umpteenth recycled shocker about a mystical dark child with an aura of disaster.
- 38ReelViewsJames BerardinelliReelViewsJames BerardinelliGodsend is godawful.
- 38Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanCharlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanDe Niro wears a shamefaced look most of the time, as if doubly embarrassed: He agreed to a movie he knew was worthless, yet he's too lazy or indifferent to give us his best.
- 30L.A. WeeklyScott FoundasL.A. WeeklyScott FoundasKinnear and Romijn-Stamos appear to be vying for the title of filmdom's least-convincing married couple, while Robert De Niro, as the movie's modern-day Dr. Frankenstein, takes his own expert career slumming to a new depth -- he's become an evil clone of a once-great actor.
- 30Los Angeles TimesManohla DargisLos Angeles TimesManohla DargisA 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.
- 30The Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThe Hollywood ReporterSheri LindenThis 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.
- 30TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghTV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghDespite its provocative premise, this throwback to deliberately paced, low-tech chillers of the pre-CGI era is a dreary slog through haunted-child movie cliches -- portentous dreams, glassy-eyed stares, cryptic pronouncements.
- 30Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanAs the film's boo! moments get spookier and more frequent, Godsend gets more and more inane.
- 25Christian Science MonitorDavid SterrittChristian Science MonitorDavid SterrittHow could such a high-octane cast produce such low-octane horror?
- 25Miami HeraldRene RodriguezMiami HeraldRene RodriguezAn unsatisfying, overly restrained bore, capped off by an ending so strange and inconclusive, it feels like something you'd find on the ''deleted scenes'' portion of a DVD.