What I don't like about this film is the pacing; it takes over an hour before the action really begins with the first sixty minutes spent building up the plot. A little less exposition, a more effective soundtrack, and less random coincidences might have made the film more enjoyable. And as always, I hate when movies use CGI poorly and this film is very guilty of this habit.
What I did enjoy is the performance of the young girl who plays Cody, the character that the movie is based around. She has some amazingly tender and touching moments. I also enjoyed the random appearances of guardian angels because they are used so sparingly and at the right moments.
Maggie is visited one night by her drug addicted sister Jenna, who has an infant her arms. Jenna tells Maggie that she doesn't know who the father is and that the infant is a little weird. Before Maggie can respond, Jenna is out the door and leaves Cody in Maggie's care. Six years later, Jenna comes back for Cody, just as unexpectedly. This time she is clean and healthy and a newlywed to Eric, a famous self-help guru. They want Cody because they believe that she is special "servant of god". They kidnap Cody, forcing Maggie to turn to the police for help. At the station, Maggie meets FBI agent John Travis, an expert occult and ritual killings. He believes that Eric and his cult are responsible for the recent series of killings of small children who were all born on the same day as Cody. Cody is gifted and Eric gives her the choice to join him and grant him her powers or to die as the servant of god that she is. It's a race against time as Maggie and John try to save Cody from Eric's plan.
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