Review of The Omega Man (1971) by Edgar C — 16 Sep 2009
Richard Matheson's novel gets a fair and square adaptation, yet the outcome left me cold. What happened to the overall goodness of The Last Man on Earth (1964) starring Vincent Price? The Omega Man starts wonderfully, opening with a totally dystopian feeling through forced wide shots, but the second half was pretty much unsatisfying. The promising apocalyptic feeling promoted since the first half hour was shattered. Satisfying conclusion, better than the weak one given in I Am Legend (2007). Charlton Heston knows how to kick ass as well as he parted the Red Sea, but a completely isolated world thanks to biological warfare is a concept not to be wasted. A revisited dystopian perspective whose concept would be numerously re-used since the new millennium... influential, but slightly disappointing.
66/100.
This review of The Omega Man (1971) was written by Edgar C on 16 Sep 2009.
The Omega Man has generally received mixed reviews.
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