Review of Devil's Pond (2003) by Dezzy D — 08 Jun 2006

The new [b]Omen[/b] is very much like the old Omen, only without the cool music. The atmosphere was appropriately creepy and I enjoyed the color scheme. But I thought that maybe this remake was just a little too faithful. I know it's a strange complaint. It's just that I knew exactly what was going to happen. No surprises here. Nothing really fresh. And Damien, while creepy, didn't do much except have that same expression he wore in the preview. Liev Schreiber ("The Manchurian Candidate") and Mia Farrow ("Purpose") act their pants off, but it just seemed kind of pointless in the end.

As for [b]Devil's Pond[/b], I don't know why I rented it. I don't really like either Tara Reid ("Land of Caanan") or Kip Pardue ("Undiscovered"). But I just keep being drawn to the cover box. The plot is simple, Tara and Kip get married after only knowing each other for a few months. They decide to take their honeymoon in a remote cabin in the middle of a lake. Only Tara isn't very woodsy and can't swim. Then, when it's time to go back, Kip doesn't want to leave and traps Tara there. Why? I don't know. I would have sent the whiny bitch back home. But whatever. Neither of them act very well. And you can see the plot "twists" a mile off. But the scenery shots were beautiful. So at least there's that.