Damien: Omen II
Twentieth Century Fox | Release Date: June 9, 1978 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
45
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Mixed or average reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
8
Negative:
1
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60
EmpireIan Nathan
A rerun of the first one but satan junior is now a teenager. Read full review
60
The New York TimesVincent Canby
Though it's as foolish as the first film, is rather more fun to watch and sometimes very stylish-looking. Read full review
58
The A.V. ClubAdam Nayman
The film could be subtitled A Portrait Of The Anti-Christ As A Young Man. The emphasis has been shifted from parental anxiety to the frustration of a boy struggling to identify—and then reconcile—his demonic birthright. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Robert Martin
Don Taylor, a director who specializes in sequels and imitations dutifully puts image to celluloid without distinction. [10 June 1978]
50
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
This sequel lacks the bravura pacing of the original, and though it tries to maintain the biblical tone in following the adolescence of its antichrist anti-hero, immense problems emerge. Read full review
50
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
Alas, Little Orphan Damien, lucky enough to be taken in by a rich uncle after bumping off his first pair of foster parents, can’t resist killing the second set, too, along with assorted friends of the family. Damien is obviously wearing out his welcome. Read full review
40
NewsweekDavid Ansen
Damien is a strikingly handsome film - full of plush offices and country homes reeking of Old Money, all lovingly captured in Bill Butler's burnished-gold cinematography - but it hasn't an ounce of suspense. There's really no story here, just a catalog of increasingly baroque murders. [19 June 1978, p.75]
40
Washington PostGary Arnold
If a movie can be said to snore before your eyes, Damien sustains an ungodly, unstimulating buzz. [13 June 1978, p.B1]
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