The Omen
Metascore
43 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 22 out of 34
  3. Negative: 6 out of 34
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  1. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Michael Phillips
    38
    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.
  2. ReelViews
    Reviewed by: James Berardinelli
    38
    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.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Stephen Holden
    30
    Terminally glum and waterlogged.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Reviewed by: Peter Travers
    25
    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.
  5. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Wesley Morris
    25
    It's a terrible sign for a movie when the sole reason for its existence is a satanic opening date.
  6. The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
    Reviewed by: Liam Lacey
    25
    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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User Score
5.6 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 76 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 25
  3. Negative: 7 out of 25
  1. kingshahid
    8
    This was an amazing movie with many memorable moments. The thrill of this movie was warranted especially since one of the few horror movies I enjoyed representing the devil and all things dark.… Full Review »
  2. SkipH.
    4
    Hard to see why this remake was made.
  3. DannyD
    4
    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.… Full Review »
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