The First Omen currently has an average rating of 6.6 out of 10 and has been rated by 236 users on our platform.
This female-centered Omen prequel is devilishly good.
Read full review at GamesradarArkasha Stevenson’s stylish, gleefully faith-defying prequel.
Read full review at Slant MagazineI think is the greatest thing you can do to have the feel for the first omen, great film
...the gnarly set-pieces (Birthing a monster! Convenient car crash! Non-consensual C-section!) take a satisfyingly no-half-measures approach.
Read full review at EmpireYes. Good. To elaborate this has good cast, plot and acting. This plot explains the backgrounds of the first omen movie. It is like a prequel. If you’re an omen fan this movie is for you
It’s a decent attempt from director Arkasha Stevenson to tap into the look and the spirit of the original film.
Read full review at The Guardian...an exceedingly successful first feature, and an invigorating film within a genre’s increasingly limp mainstream.
Read full review at Paste MagazineHorror prequel does what it says on the tin.
Read full review at Radio Times...first and foremost, “The First Omen” is proudly an “Omen” movie with all its symbolism, ‘70s vibes and earthy color palette and insidious scares intact...
Read full review at Roger EbertNell Tiger Free anchors an ambitious, creepy, often surprising Antichrist origin story.
Read full review at The A.V. Club...kudos to the suits for backing a horror film this provocative and spine-chilling.
Read full review at The Austin ChronicleHöga förväntningar som tyvärr inte infriades. Segt berättad. Enstaka chockscener kan inte ersätta stämningen från originalet.
En prequel till den första Omen-filmen som ju för evigt sitter fastetsad i min själ liksom Exorcisten! Detta är en välbyggd historia om den unga nunnan Maggie som kommer till Rom för att slutföra sina löften och dels dras in i det dekadenta nattli...
...som prequel till en av 1970-talets mest ikoniska rysare samt som fyndigt bidrag till skräckfilmens religiösa subgenre så är den klart över medel.
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