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Movie Info

Genre(s): Horror  |  Suspense/Thriller

Written by: David Seltzer

Directed by: John Moore

Release Date:
Theatrical: June 6, 2006
DVD: October 17, 2006

Running Time: 110 minutes, Color

Origin: USA

Summary

RATING: R for disturbing violent content, graphic images and some language

Starring Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Michael Gambon, and Pete Postlethwaite

Director John Moore's remake of Richard Donner's 1976 horror classic.

What The Critics Said

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75

Chicago Sun-Times Roger Ebert

A faithful remake of the 1976 film, and that's a relief; it depends on characters and situations and doesn't go berserk with visuals.

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75

New York Post Kyle Smith

Director John Moore has added some creepy visuals and assembled an unusually strong cast for a horror flick.

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70

Washington Post Stephen Hunter

The remake is directed by another slickster, the Irishman John Moore, who is no deep thinker (as his "Behind Enemy Lines" confirmed) but, like Donner, he's an able hack -- smooth, stylish, clever, soulless and a hoot. And so's his damned movie. And it is damned.

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63

Charlotte Observer Lawrence Toppman

The casting is weaker this time. Watching Peck crumble under fear and doubt was like seeing a skyscraper implode; Schreiber's more of a whipped puppy for most of the film.

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63

Philadelphia Inquirer Carrie Rickey

The Omen remake is creepily efficient. Unlike one of the newfangled horrorfests, it doesn't drown you in brackish atmosphere and surround-sound you with techno music.

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63

TV Guide Maitland McDonagh

There are no surprises for anyone who's seen the earlier version, and younger horror fans may find the modest body count and restrained gore unsatisfying.

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60

Film Threat Pete Vonder Haar

Seriously, that kid is creepy as hell.

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60

Los Angeles Times Carina Chocano

Despite slick camera work by Jonathan Sela and intense, naturalistic performances by Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles, The Omen retains the aura of ceremonious kitsch of the first movie, favoring a well-lighted, upscale Goth aesthetic punctuated with flashes of well-timed, cymbal-crashing shockers and giggly camp.

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60

Empire Adam Smith

Competently made, and enjoyably played. But you do really end up wondering what the point was. Cinematic déjà vu is the most likely response.

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60

Variety Brian Lowry

Will a movie that scared the bejezus out of moviegoers 30 years ago pack the necessary wallop and carnage to satisfy fans of blood-soaked modern horror? The answer is a qualified yes.

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58

Baltimore Sun Chris Kaltenbach

Besides offering the giddy pleasure of seeing Mia Farrow play a demonic nanny, there's not much to the film that a repeat viewing of its earlier incarnation couldn't provide.

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50

USA Today Claudia Puig

The devil has a new spawn, but this one is not nearly as creepy as its progenitor.

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50

New York Daily News Jack Mathews

Rent the original. It tells exactly the same story, with a better cast and with special effects that are as good or better.

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50

Newsweek Devin Gordon

At least in the new Omen, the filmmakers have the sense to keep evil Damien's dialogue to a minimum. His villainy is all in the dimples. But is it too familiar to be scary anymore?

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50

San Francisco Chronicle Peter Hartlaub

The remake is a solidly crafted movie with a lot of good scares, but it also raises the question: Why even bother with an update?

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50

Village Voice Jordan Harper

If the movie didn't take itself so seriously, it could have been a great popcorn muncher. As is, it'll still work fine for those willing to forgive its trespasses.

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50

Christian Science Monitor Peter Rainer

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.

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50

Miami Herald Peter Debruge

In a move reminiscent of Gus Van Sant's "Psycho," some shots are lifted directly from the original and much of the screenplay is identical.

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50

Portland Oregonian M. E. Russell

Transplanting so much of the original story to a 21st-century setting only amplifies how badly the story has aged.

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50

Chicago Reader J.R. Jones

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.

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42

Entertainment Weekly Owen Gleiberman

There's one moment that achieves the camp shiver of the original, when Damien's nanny hangs herself at his birthday party (''Damien, it's all for you!'').

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42

The Onion (A.V. Club) Nathan Rabin

Pretty much everyone in the cast is wildly overqualified, including Pete Postlethwaite and David Thewlis in key supporting roles.

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42

Seattle Post-Intelligencer William Arnold

New director John Moore just doesn't have original director Richard Donner's filmmaking flair, so the same scenes done the same way on phony-looking Prague locations without the benefit of Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning score just seem terminally slow and flat.

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40

Dallas Observer Jordan Harper

There's a fascinating movie buried inside this story, but it's not the one the filmmakers decided to make. This Omen is simply too big for its britches.

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40

New York Magazine David Edelstein

Yet another remake no one needs is The Omen.

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40

The Hollywood Reporter Frank Scheck

The release date is the most original thing about it.

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40

LA Weekly Scott Foundas

The actors sleepwalk through their roles (save for Rosemary herself, Mia Farrow, chewing the scenery with termitelike gusto as the boy's satanic protector), while Moore, who previously directed "Behind Enemy Lines" and the "Flight of the Phoenix" remake, seems completely at a loss without any planes to crash.

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40

Austin Chronicle Marc Savlov

Utterly pointless remake.

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38

Chicago Tribune Michael Phillips

Schreiber and Stiles are good actors, and they're actually acting, if not to any actual avail. In the silliest recasting, a comically exaggerated Mia Farrow takes over for steely Billie Whitelaw in the evil nanny role.

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38

ReelViews James Berardinelli

Fans of the original will end up doing shot-by-shot comparisons. On every level, The Omen isn't just bad filmmaking, it's bad storytelling.

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30

The New York Times Stephen Holden

Terminally glum and waterlogged.

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25

Boston Globe Wesley Morris

It's a terrible sign for a movie when the sole reason for its existence is a satanic opening date.

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25

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) Liam Lacey

Compared to Al Gore's new global-warming documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth," The Omen makes the Apocalypse look comforting and child-friendly.

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25

Rolling Stone Peter Travers

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.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this movie is 5.6 (out of 10) based on 60 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

JP Paxton gave it a4:
The fact it's practically scene for scene the same as the original is mindlessly idiotic. Heed my words, see the original 1976 'Omen', not this lousy re-make. In it you'll find far better acting and an overall more enjoyable viewing experience.

Skip H. gave it a4:
Hard to see why this remake was made.

Danny D gave it a4:
A hilarious film that had me laughing all the way through. Whoever's idea it was to cast this kid as Damien should be fired. There is one moment when the kid is wearing the mask from Jim Carrey's 1994 film The Mask that will have you in stitches.

Justin M. gave it a4:
If you want to see the Omen, get the original version with Gregory Peck on DVD. While this version isn’t bad (in fact Liev Schreiber is a wonderful actor), it does not bring anything new to a film that was made over 25 years ago... [***SPOILERS***] except for some half assed explanation that tries to tie Damien's arrival to the war in Iraq.

Aaron M. gave it a7:
It's actually pretty good...really scary, unlike most of the horror crap we get these days.

Rick P. gave it a0:
flat out horrible...and i mean that in every way possible...this movie is so bad a three year old could find himself laughing. It is nothing put pure trash and cinimatic garbage. The acting is so bad, the lot is so silly and the irector is so clueless of how to achive scares, that this movie falls flat out terrible.

Dan gave it a9:
Really enjoyable and probably a better film than the original. I have been a fan of the director for a while and his choice of actors over stars was a wise one. The death scenes are really cool and the new music is also quite good . Worth a watch if you like horror and depite what others say its my fav movie of the year so far.

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