Review of The Omen (2006) by Hobie P — 10 Mar 2013

Another money spinner from Hollywood's 'lack of imagination' department. The marketing technique was undeniably astute. That is about as positive as I can get though as the film itself never quite sheds the impression that the whole project was anything more than a marketing project. A strange sense of deja vu shrouds every gory set piece, each nearly identical to the original. Albeit each one is executed in slick fashion, but somehow that isnt enough. Liev Schreiber is no Gregory Peck and here we lose the heart of the film. Schreiber seems half-cut, as he often does on screen and lacks any charisma as a leading man.

Perhaps remakes should be seen as an opportunity to reinterpret the original story not merely rehash time and time again The Omen does attempt this to an extent however it constantly returns to the 'iconic' moments of the original, making its efforts seems all the more half arsed. Ultimately, for the viewer, it doesn't stand out as a worthwhile exercise.