Yikes, don't watch this if you're pregnant.
The only other Omen movie I've seen is the one with Julia Stiles, but I love Nell Tiger Free in Servant so here I am. This is mostly a drama with creepy imagery, shifting to a horror flick at the end. That worked really well for me; it got me invested in the characters and their story. The scary stuff looks pretty scary. Even though it's a prequel, so I loosely knew the ending as it sets up the others, there were a few plot twists that I didn't see coming.
The First Omen
Create something to fear.
Rating
4.0 (1)
Release Date
4/3/2024Runtime
119 minsGenres
Overview
When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
How It Feels
Read from this film's synopsis, keywords and credits, and used to work out what it sits beside.
A meticulously crafted supernatural thriller that builds dread through atmosphere and theological unease rather than jump scares. It's a slow-burn exploration of faith tested and broken, unfolding in the shadowed corridors of the Vatican with the weight of an ancient prophecy bearing down.
Mood
UnsettlingDread-soakedParanoidContemplative
Themes
FaithCorruptionIdentity
Tone
Earnest
Pacing
Slow-burn
Look
FormalistHigh-contrastNaturalistic
Structure
Linear
Heads up
Graphic violenceChild endangerment
Reviews
The Omen Collection
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