Hell awaits ! This movie comes straight from the Vatican's P/R Department. Maybe the pope himself was script advisor for this one. To be true, it is an insult to intelligence, unbelievable from A - Z. Ok, it is supposed to be a "supernatural thriller", but why do day always have to use the religious things. I mean, we already saw the equally dumb "Stigmata" and "End of Days", but at least these movies have some nice cinematography, are well photographed and have some action sequences. But Bless the Child takes itself too serious. They are tying to tell us "Drugs are no good" - "The devil is a very bad guy" - "Sects are very dangerous" - "The catholic church is the best" - "A car will explode when falling down a bridge, even before impact" - "A nun's prayer can safe lives". Sorry, I can hardly bear so much wisdom at once. The only thing this movie does is turning a good catholic into an atheist. There is not one single believable line. I don't know what actors like Christina Ricci or Ian Holm were doing in this. Don't they read scrips ? A bad agent ? A big paycheck ? Kim Basinger's performance is bloodless, the FBI Agent has no charisma, the bad guy's sidekicks are so dumb, the nanny is ridiculous, and the child is just banging his head. Only Christina Ricci and the blonde drug girl are convincing. Mr Russel, next time, please handle some intelligent script or at least, do not try to sell a goofy comedy as serious stuff.