A disastrously miscast remake of the 1976 horror classic, which retains the apocalyptic themes of David Seltzer's original script but renders them dull and fright-free.
The Omen
From the eternal sea he rises. Creating armies on either shore. Turning man against his brother. Until man exists no more.
2006 · 1h 50m · R
Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Directed by
John Moore
Overview
A diplomatic couple adopts the son of the devil without knowing it. A remake of the classic horror film of the same name from 1976.
Director and cast
- John Moore Director
- Liev Schreiber as Robert Thorn
- Julia Stiles as Katherine Thorn
- Mia Farrow as Mrs. Baylock
- David Thewlis as Keith Jennings
- Pete Postlethwaite as Father Brennan
- Michael Gambon as Bugenhagen
- Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Damien Thorn
- Predrag Bjelac as Vatican Observatory Priest
- Carlo Sabatini as Cardinal Fabretti
- Bohumil Švarc as Pope
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
This new version is an almost scene-for-scene remake, which is good news in the first half and bad news in the torpid second.
Not since Gus Van Sant inexplicably directed a shot-by-shot remake of Hitchcock's Psycho has a thriller been copied with so little point or impact.
This is one of those movies that profits from very low expectations. If you go in expecting something dreadful, be assured: It's only near dreadful.
I felt like I was seeing The Da Vinci Code with slightly shadier priests.
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