The Omen
Review By MNF Editor K
Title: The Omen
Genre: Suspense/Horror and Remake
Rating: R
Starring: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, and Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick
My Personal Rating: B
Robert Thorn is a senior American diplomat whose wife, Katherine, endures a difficult delivery where their newborn child has died. Thorn knows the news will devastate Katherine, who had suffered two previous miscarriages. The hospital priest presents Thorn with another child born that night, whose mother died in childbirth. The priest compels Thorn to take the infant boy as his own; Katherine will never know the truth, and their son, which they name Damien, will be raised as their flesh and blood. As the child turns five, unsettling events begin to occur: Damiens nanny hangs herself at the youngsters birthday party; a strange priest brings dire warnings to Thorn; a childrens trip to the zoo results in a panicked frenzy; Damien becomes hysterical during a drive to church; and blurred movements in a series of photographs portend shocking deaths. Enter Mrs. Baylock, Damiens new nanny, who seems to have a preordained devotion to the child. Then tragedy strikes closer to home. But only later does Thorn comprehend the truth: Damien is no ordinary child; he is the long-prophesized Anti-Christ. Now, Thorn must make the ultimate sacrifice to prevent the unspeakable terror that awaits the world.
I found that this movie kept me interested the whole length of the movie. It definately had some scary parts that made me jump out of my seat!!! Parts of the movie reminded me of the movie- Final Destination. Overall, I wouldnt say that this is one if the scariest movies that I have seen, but I would recommend it to people for the suspense.
