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3.0 out of 5 stars
Child of Darkness, Child of Light, December 14, 2003
This review is from: Child of Darkness Child of Light [VHS] (VHS Tape)
A priest is sent from Vatican city to investigate two virgin births that were promised in a letter that hadn't been opened until the last decade of the 20th century. The promise is that one of the virgin teenagers will give birth to a child who will give goodness to the world, and the other virgin will give birth to the anti-Christ. Although filmed very well, nicely laid out and containing a few dedicated performances, this isn't nearly as good as those similar, theatrical films from earlier in time like "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Omen." Fine score by Jay Gruska enhances the experience here. It is a TV movie, however, and for that, I must give it credit for being quite effective and entertaining. Sela Ward steals the show in this so-so Catholic chiller.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Kind've Predictable, March 21, 2001
This review is from: Child of Darkness Child of Light [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This is one of those AntiChrist movies. Similar to The Seventh Sign and The Omen. It's about two pregnancies of two unwed mothers who are virgins of course and one is pregant with an evil antichrist and one is pregnant with a Christ like child.Your just suppose to figure out which is which. And enjoy it because it is pretty good.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Disturbing and satisfying..., February 28, 2003
This review is from: Child of Darkness Child of Light [VHS] (VHS Tape)
This film was made from the novel Virgin, which is a messy, clunky piece of work...the film version is much better. The film has a gritty, realistic surface, a believability...and a genuine startle factor which is hard to come by. The imagery is beautiful and disturbing in a manner that the novelist never intended and the novel never approaches. There's a scene involving a shed full of pigeons that I remember with envy, wishing that I could write something that frightening and good. Kristin Datillo, who's finally getting some press, was very young when she acted in this film, and heart-rendingly beautiful. It's strange that her work in this film didn't get her more critical and popular attention, for she turned in a very strong performance.
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