Review of The Omen (2006) by Edzel R — 11 Apr 2013

I hate to be harsh but this film was nowhere near as good as its predecessor. The original Omen movie was well-made but not incredibly good. This film is plain weak.

The cast is downright bad. I'm sorry but there were no performances here that deserve any special praise. That is kind of a major problem for a film.

The script was nothing special either. The soundtrack was slightly below average and was definitely inferior to the masterful soundtrack of the original Omen film.

The visual appeal of this film is one of its attractions but it also draws attention to one of the biggest defects of the film. There was a solid amount of money put into making this film visually appealing and the result is quite nice when it comes to cinematography. The problem is that horror/thriller movies are not meant to be beautiful. They are meant to be horrible and grotesque. I think that grotesqueness is exactly what this film lacks. The biggest difference is obviously the nanny. In the original film, that woman was CREEPY. In this version, she is too polished to elicit much more than sudden scares which quickly pass. The whole movie felt like that. The raining scenes were also very polished when I would have loved for them to be disarrayed and chaotic.

SUMMARY: This film is incredibly weak. The trailer had a few interesting visuals which may fool some people into watching this. They account for about 10 seconds of the film. Don't be fooled.

NOT RECOMMENDED AT ALL.