The forces of Good versus the forces of Evil in modern Manhattan, more specifically the forces of radiant serene ethereal CG imagery versus those of dark dirty squirmy CG imagery. Kim Basinger, a pair of worried eyes in a face of geisha-like immobility, inherits the newborn of her drug-addicted sister: a very "special" child, evidencing telekinetic tendencies by kindergarten-age, plus the knack to resurrect dead birds and the je ne sais quoi to bring tears to the eyes of a statue of the Virgin. Now, however, a gang of Goths, under the command of a best-selling self-help guru (with a British accent for added malevolence: "Maybe God's just a nice idea, like the Easter Bunny"), want to get their hands on the girl for their own nefarious ends. The handling of all this is, shall we say, blessedly straight; and the angelic interventions in the action, not too frequent, are gratifying without fostering complacence: so often God's minions seem content to be sideline-sitters during these Satanic power plays. With Jimmy Smits, Rufus Sewell, Christina Ricci, Ian Holm; directed by Chuck Russell. (2000) — Duncan Shepherd
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