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Genre :

Horror, Thriller

Release Date :

June 06, 2006

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

John Moore

Starring :

Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Michael Gambon, Pete Postlethwaite, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  Be the 1st!

3 of 5

“..watchable enough and delivers plenty of jolts..”
by David Edwards [London Daily Mirror]
1 of 4

“..unnecessary remake of a minor horror flick..”
by Jeremiah Kipp [Slant Magazine]
1.5 of 4

“..Those who have seen the original The Omen will find nothing new or surprising here..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
1 of 5

“..The Omen is just another in a long line of poor horror films this year..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..the filmmaker lacks the slick style with which Richard Donner infused the original..”
by Frank Scheck [The Hollywood Reporter]
“..is sleeker and more consistently entertaining than the first..”
by Jonathan W. Hickman [Entertainment Insiders]
2.5 of 5

“..brings nothing new to the table, never strives to delve deeper into the source material..”
by Nomad [The Horror Channel]
“..an icy bore..”
by Wesley Morris [Boston Globe]
Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Mario Tarradell [The Dallas Morning News]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Roger Ebert [Chicago Sun-Times]
Review rate : C-
Reviewed by Owen Gleiberman [Entertainment Weekly]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Gene Seymour [Newsday]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
1 of 5
Reviewed by Roxanne Bogucka [HybridMagazine]
Reviewed by Brian Lowry [Variety]
Reviewed by Paul Byrnes [The Sydney Morning Herald]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [Los Angeles Times]
Reviewed by Stan Urankar [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by Ian Grey [Baltimore City Paper]
Reviewed by Stephen Holden [The New York Times]

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