Jason C
Reviewer

      For those who thought Robert DeNiro’s decision to make “The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle” was a fluke error of judgment, “Godsend” comes along to prove the great actor might need a new agent.
 
      When Paul (Greg Kinnear) and Jessie (Rebecca Romijn-Stamos) lose their lovable lad, DeNiro’s mad scientist character steps in to offer a miracle: a cloned version of their lost child. The boy would be born and then grow up just like any other child, but would be the exact boy they lost, down to the last chromosome on the last hair on his head. However, what would happen when the boy outlives his original body?
 
      Godsend starts off aiming to become a serious, thought provoking look at how technology and ethics intertwine in society. But it quickly dwindles down into a soulless clone of a good film. DeNiro made a great stride into comedy with “Meet The Parents.” However, most of his serious films following that comedic blockbuster have been laughable as well. In this film, he walks around in a zombie-like daze, which won’t help audiences trying to keep themselves awake for this supposedly thrilling film.
 
      The haphazard script tiptoes around intellectual discussions about cloning and instead slams viewers into religious images with the delicacy of a bull in a china shop. The boy is named Adam, a Bible, religious school and church are burned and a giant crucifix looms in the shadows while two characters discuss morality, among other not-so-subtle references to religion.
 
      When Adam 2.0 begins to get memories of Adam 1.0, the film officially becomes more of a failed attempt at horror than a scientific exploration. The idea is that memories are passed through DNA so that Adam 2.0 gets the memories of Adam 1.0. However, wouldn’t that same logic mean that parents pass down their memories to their children as well?
 
      Rumor has it that four endings were shot for this film, which will make any viewer wonder if the movie would have been better if they focused more on the plot in the first 90 minutes and less on the last 10. Even under two hours, this film feels bloated and boring to the point that you’ll wish you had a clone to send to the theater for you so you wouldn’t have to endure this cinematic misstep.