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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Language, Substance Abuse Movie Release: 2000 DVD Release: 02/13/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 47 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 15 Genres: Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Horror, Psychological Thriller

In this supernatural horror story, Jenna (Angela Bettis), an unstable young woman, gives birth to a girl named Cody who proves to be autistic; unable to care for her properly, she turns Cody over to her sister, psychiatric nurse Maggie O'Connell (Kim Basinger). Maggie raises Cody as her own, but when the child (now played by Holliston Coleman) turns six, Jenna and her new husband Eric (Rufus Sewell) forcibly take back the child. Maggie believes Jenna and Eric are not fit parents, but when she takes the matter up with detective John Travis (Jimmy Smits), they discover that a number of children born on the same day as Cody have also been abducted recently. Even worse, it seems that Cody may now be in the hands of Satanists who, in accordance with Biblical prophecy, believe the little girl may be mankind's last line of defense against ultimate evil. Based on a novel by Cathy Cash Spellman, Bless the Child also stars Christina Ricci and Ian Holm. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Kim Basinger - Maggie O'Connor
Jimmy Smits - John Travis
Holliston Coleman - Cody
Rufus Sewell - Eric Stark
Angela Bettis - Jenna
Christina Ricci - Cheri

Chuck Russell's supernatural thriller Bless the Child comes to DVD with a widescreen transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround, while a French soundtrack has been recorded in Dolby Digital Surround. English subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include a commentary recorded by director Russell and special effect creator Joel Hynek, interviews with the cast and crew, the theatrical trailer, and television promotional spots. Whatever one thinks of the film, this is a very good disc from Paramount. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide