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34 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 60EmpireAdam SmithEmpireAdam SmithCompetently made, and enjoyably played. But you do really end up wondering what the point was. Cinematic déjà vu is the most likely response.
- 60VarietyBrian LowryVarietyBrian LowryWill 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.
- 60Film ThreatPete Vonder HaarFilm ThreatPete Vonder HaarSeriously, that kid is creepy as hell.
- 60Los Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoLos Angeles TimesCarina ChocanoDespite 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.
- 50NewsweekNewsweekAt 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?
- 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.
- 40New York Magazine (Vulture)New York Magazine (Vulture)Yet another remake no one needs is The Omen.
- 40The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe release date is the most original thing about it.
- 38Chicago TribuneChicago TribuneSchreiber 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.
- 30The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe New York TimesStephen HoldenTerminally glum and waterlogged.