Blessed (2004)

Director:

Simon Fellows

Writers:

Robert Mearns (story)
Jayson Rothwell (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Evil is coming.

Plot:

A fertility clinic visit becomes an unfathomable nightmare for a woman who's impregnated with the devil's DNA.

Plot Keywords:

Fertility Clinic | Twin | Nightmare | Evil | Taxi Ride

Cast

Heather Graham	...	Samantha Howard
James Purefoy	...	Craig Howard
Fionnula Flanagan	...	J. Lloyd Samuel
Alan Mckenna	...	Detective Connors
Michael J. Reynolds	...	Dr. Lohman
Debora Weston	...	Dr. Leeds
Stella Stevens	...	Betty
William Hootkins	...	Detective Lauderdale
Andy Serkis	...	Father Carlo
David Hemmings	...	Earl Sidney
Michele Gentille	...	Mrs. Guber
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Radu Branzaru	...	Firechief
Adrian Cretu	...	Joseph kid
Ilie Dobre	...	Turk Business Man
Constantin Draganescu	...	Monk (as Costica Draganescu)
Adriana Dragut	...	Police Officer
Ruxandra Enescu	...	Society Woman (as Ruxandra Enescu Ciobanu)
Constantin Florescu	...	Minister
Xenia Alina Grigore	...	Clinic Receptionist
Mrs. Grossmann	...	Joshua's mother
Paul Grossman	...	Joshua
Eduard Jighirgiu	...	Husband
Star Lynden-Bell	...	Twin #2
Tess Lynden-Bell	...	Twin #1
Florin Mateescu	...	Geeky guy
Ines Matei	...	Spanish reporter
Cristina Moldoveanu	...	Girl
Oxana Moravec	...	Bridget
Ester Nathalie	...	Paramedic
Cristina Nedea	...	Angelic Woman
Ovidiu Niculescu	...	Ambulance Driver
Gelu Nitu	...	Mr. Guber
Mihai Persa	...	Janitor
Maria Pintea	...	Mary girl
Dan Sandulescu	...	Preist
Marioara Voinescu Sterian	...	Headmistress
Luana Stoica	...	Waitress
Aurel Surulescu	...	Escom Receptionist
Liviu Timus	...	Sheriff
George Ulmeni	...	Starter
Clara Voda	...	Photographer
Victor Yila	...	French Reporter

Also Known As:

Samantha's Child (UK) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, brief sexuality and violent images.

Runtime:

USA:98 min | Germany:86 min (TV version)

Country:

Romania | UK

Language:

English | Italian

Color:

Color

Certification:

Germany:16 | Australia:M | USA:R (certificate #40691) | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Syndicate Films

Trivia:

The last film of David Hemmings.

Goofs:

Continuity: The pregnant woman in the beginning switches the way she's holding her glass between shots.

it is imperative that you see "Rosemary's Baby" to understand this

Let me just start this saying that it is an almost shot-for-shot remake of "Rosemary's Baby" with a few added twists. The newcomers to the film are: fertility clinics, hooded killers, and twin girls. Fortunately, most of it remains the same. There are anagrams, the one who can help her dies, her husband spends a lot of time with a man who helps the coven, and stuff like that. The ending is a little tweaked, though- think "The Astronaut's Wife"'s ending (which in itself WAS a shot-for-shot remake of the original). I recommend this, but only if you've seen the original. Several things happen that are unexplained and were only explained in the original. This movie is pretty creepy, and the main character is sympathetic. I have no clue as to why the original title was "Samantha's Child", as she is pregnant with twins. But that's straying far off the point of a review. I think either watch this one then "Rosemary's Baby" or vice versa. The original is unbeatable, and this one is- well, I've seen better, but this is not bad for being straight-to-video at all. If you want bad straight-to-video stillborn babies, try "666". This one is pretty creepy, with very convincing acting but a far-fetched plot. Satan's plasma is contained in a silver whiskey flask inside of a frozen ring-case in a fertility clinic, and some certain people just know that out of nowhere? THAT'S one thing not explained whether or not you actually SEE the original. Still watch this one and have a fun time, or be a snotty reviewer and say it's not worthy at all (Do I hear Ebert?!).