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Godsend Movie Review

Starring: Greg Kinnear, Rebecca Romjin-Stamos, Robert De Niro
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Paul and Jessie Duncan's son, Adam, is hit by a car and killed just after his 8th birthday. They are approached by Richard Wells, a doctor who proposes that they have another son - a clone of their first son. Adam is born (again) and things seem to be fine, until his eighth birthday, when he starts having visions of another little boy - the one who died.
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Paul and Jessie are two very happy parents at the start of the movie, blessed with a wonderful son, Adam, who has just turned 8. Unfortunately, the day after his 8th birthday, Adam is hit by a car and dies.

After the funeral service, the grieving parents are approached by Richard Wells, a doctor who - as he later tells them - is involved in cloning and genetics. He makes them an offer that they eventually accept - they will clone their dead son.

Paul and Jessie move to a large mansion closer to Godsend Institute, the lab where Dr. Wells works. The transplanting of cells seems to transpire without a hitch, and 9 months later Jessie gives birth to Adam all over again.

Once he hits his 8th birthday though, the age at which he died, things begin to go weird. He experiences terrifying nightmares. He begins to act strangely and violently. Dr. Wells seems to be hiding something from the horrified parents.

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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Clones/duplicates? - bad clones/duplicates
Clones/Duplicates? Yes
Family Relations Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - teacher/professor
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Hair color? - blonde - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium straight - (man) short/medium wavy
Body type - average (man)
Unclothed? - Chest
Events of movie makes character more... - sad
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male - Female
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type - very skinny (man) - very skinny (female)
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - doctor
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric - emotionally unstable - obsessed - deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 40%
Hair color - brunette (Brown) - white/grey
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average (man)
Ethnicity - White
Sense of humor? - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Very much smarter than other characters
Physical condition - average physique
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged - middling sensitive to others' feelings

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century (1970's to Present)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Big cities? Yes
Misc settings - lab
Kind of city - Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths - explicit references to deaths
Tone of movie - fearful - boring
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - vauge references only
Any profanity? - Occasional swearing - Some foul language
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