Rent The First Omen (2024)
3.0 of 5 from 127 ratings
1h 54min
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- Synopsis:
- In this psychological horror prequel to the classic 'Omen' films, a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church. Soon, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her faith, and that reveals a terrifying conspiracy to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.
- Actors:
- Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sonia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom, Maria Caballero, Charles Dance, Bill Nighy, Nicole Sorace, Ishtar Currie-Wilson, Andrea Arcangeli, Guido Quaglione, Dora Romano, Michelangelo Dalisi, Anton Alexander, Mia McGovern Zaini, Eugenia Delbue, Charita Cecamore, Federica Santoro, Donatella Bartoli, Marial Bajma-Riva
- Directors:
- Arkasha Stevenson
- Producers:
- David S. Goyer, Keith Levine
- Writers:
- Tim Smith, Arkasha Stevenson, Keith Thomas, Ben Jacoby, David Seltzer
- Studio:
- Walt Disney
- Genres:
- Horror, Thrillers
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 05/08/2024
- Run Time:
- 114 minutes
- Languages:
- Canadian French Dolby Digital 5.1, English Audio Description Dolby Digital 2.0, English DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1, German Dolby Digital Plus 7.1, Latin American Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Canadian French, Danish, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, German, Latin American Spanish, Norwegian, Swedish
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Various
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- (0) All
- Bonus:
- Featurettes:
- The Director's Vision
- The Mystery of Margaret
- Signs of 'The First Omen'
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Reviews (2) of The First Omen
Unadventurous prequel - The First Omen review by AER
The inventive teaser trailer drew me in, but there's not much to recommend to this prequel to the 70s-80s Horror sequence of films begun by The Omen. One or two set-pieces aside this is too drab and slow to muster much interest. The ending is preposterous and the fiery SFX sub-par. A committed performance from Nell Tiger Free makes this more watchable than it might've been and she is given superb support from Brazilian powerhouse Sonja Braga - otherwise the support is distracting with weird accents and performance choices: hello Ralph Ineson and Bill Nighy. There's a nice cameo by Charles Dance. The pregnancy scene at the halfway mark hits the mark but it's stranded inside a boring and unadventurous film. Coming a week or two behind IMMACULATE with its similar plot, the First Omen has been robbed of some of its purpose. Immaculate was crap too though imo.
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First? - The First Omen review by PE
Very enjoyable, well-made horror film. I’ve seen a million of ‘em. All the old favourites are referenced: Rosemary’s Baby, Suspiria, Possession….probably there were others.
When is there going to be a fresh, original vision for the horror genre? I understand directors must get off on paying homage to their forebears, but wouldn’t it be more exciting to present us with something new?
Still, it’s probably not wise to look to Hollywood for originality.
The First Omen? Felt as old as the hills.
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