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Bless the Child (2000) 4.8
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Metascore: 17/100
Reviews: 184 user | 97 critic | 27 from Metacritic.com Omens and concepts of good vs. evil have no place in Maggie O'Connor's well-ordered, practical universe. Her life revolves around her job as a nurse at a busy New York hospital, until one ... See full summary » Director:Chuck Russell |
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Sister Joseph
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Omens and concepts of good vs. evil have no place in Maggie O'Connor's well-ordered, practical universe. Her life revolves around her job as a nurse at a busy New York hospital, until one rainy night, her sister Jenna abandons her newborn, autistic daughter at her home. Maggie takes the baby in, and she becomes the daughter she never had. Six years later Jenna suddenly re-appears with a mysterious new husband, Eric, and abducts Cody. Despite the fact that Maggie has no legal rights to Cody, FBI agent John Travis, an expert in ritual homicide and occult-related crime, takes up her cause when he realizes that Cody shares the same birth date as several other recently missing children. The little girl, it soon becomes clear, is more than simply "special." She manifests extraordinary powers that the forces of evil have waited centuries to control, and her abduction sparks a clash between the soldiers of good and evil that can only be resolved, in the end, by the strength of one small child... Written by Anonymous
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Fear the Darkness. Fight the Evil. Bless the Child. See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for violence, drug content and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 August 2000 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
A Filha da Luz See more »Box Office
Budget:
$40,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£505,468 (UK) (5 January 2001)Gross:
ESP 447,559,152 (Spain) (29 June 2001)Company Credits
Production Co:
BTC Productions KG, Icon Entertainment International, Munich Film Partners & Company (MFP) BTC Productions See more »
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Cody: Hi.
Sister Rosa: We don't want to work today?
Cody: Please sister, after you!
Sister Rosa: Why thank-you, don't you think we should work today? I think we should.
Cody: Cody no work, Sister Rosa go work, Goodbye.
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Trivia
"Ego fum papa" roughly translates as "I am the Pope". See more »Goofs
As Maggie and Cody are driving to Vermont it is supposed to be the day before Easter Sunday (March or April) and yet mid-autumn foliage can been seen outside. See more »Quotes
Sister Rosa: Hi Cody.Cody: Hi.
Sister Rosa: We don't want to work today?
Cody: Please sister, after you!
Sister Rosa: Why thank-you, don't you think we should work today? I think we should.
Cody: Cody no work, Sister Rosa go work, Goodbye.
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BLESS THE CHILD is another one of those films that fit right into the category of 'satan-becomes-man-and-is-about-to-take-over-the-world' movies. Other examples of the genre would be END OF DAYS and LOST SOULS. Both of which are good. BLESS THE CHILD is not better than these two films and it is not worse either. It is just the same.
Maggie (Kim Basinger) lives with her sister's daughter, Cody (Holliston Coleman). When Cody gets discovers that she has special powers and abilities, she is targeted by a cult led by her sister's fiance, Eric Stark (Rufus Sewell). With the help of a gothic cult follower (Christina Ricci) that is willing to help her, Maggie must stop the cult from using Cody's powers for their ultimate goal...use them to summon the Devil.
Now, this is a cool movie. Not too much action, but some. A little bit of horror thrown in for good measure, and some thrilling sequences- and you got a good movie. See this film, if you are a fan of the genre. Otherwise, you probably won't like it that much. But, otherwise, this is one thrill-ride of a film! BLESS THE CHILD: 5/5.