Directed by:
Chuck RussellCinematography:
Peter Menzies Jr.Composer:
Christopher YoungCast:
Kim Basinger, Jimmy Smits, Holliston Coleman, Rufus Sewell, Angela Bettis, Christina Ricci, Lumi Cavazos, Dimitra Arliss, Eugene Lipinski, Ian Holm (more)VOD (4)
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When Maggie O'Connors (Kim Basinger), a nurse in a psychiatric ward, discovers that members of a satanic cult have kidnapped her autistic six-year-old niece, Cody (Holliston Coleman), she commits herself to fighting against the forces of evil in order to get the child back. A local police detective, John Travis (Jimmy Smits), makes the connection that Cody has the same birthday as several other missing children in town and sets a course for tracking down the satanists. (official distributor synopsis)
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From a genre perspective, the film hardly functions as a horror at all. It might be somewhat acceptable as a weaker thriller with fairly earnest acting performances. However, it's dragged down to the depths by an appallingly amateurish screenplay and impotent direction. If the studio was banking on Kim Basinger, which was a mistake because - judging solely from this film - she peaked earlier in her career. Since effort alone isn't sufficient, my overall rating is a mere 25%.
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