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33 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88RogerEbert.comTomris LafflyRogerEbert.comTomris LafflyThe whole thing is so provocative, beautifully cinematic and in touch with its head-decapitating roots.
- 80Screen RantPatrice WitherspoonScreen RantPatrice WitherspoonThe First Omen contains the scary elements from the classics and creative upgrades, resulting in a hit for the horror genre and The Omen franchise.
- 80The New York TimesBrandon YuThe New York TimesBrandon YuThe film revels in mashing up familiar genres: the monster movie, body horror and the Gothic church thriller. But it injects a revitalizing juice into the franchise — smartly edited and well paced, with a good cinematic eye.
- 80IGNEric GoldmanIGNEric GoldmanThe First Omen is a fiendishly entertaining origin story for both the antichrist and a filmmaker to watch.
- 80Time OutIan FreerTime OutIan FreerIt’s horror hokum told with unswerving commitment.
- 60The GuardianBenjamin LeeThe GuardianBenjamin LeeThis 70s-set prelude to the classic satanic horror has flair but struggles with the weight and familiarity of what came before.
- 60The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeThe Irish TimesDonald ClarkeIt hardly needs to be said that, as it goes on – and it does go on – the film loses coherence and slips into rampaging chaos. But, coming a year or so after that catastrophic Exorcist sequel, The First Omen feels a lot better than it needed to be. That may have to do.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIf only the film around these players had been more worthy of their efforts.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckWhile the events in the first Omen seemed to be taking place in a real world that just happened to include demonic figures, this film seems more like a fever dream, its outlandish storyline taking a back seat to a nightmarish vision that’s more about mood than narrative coherence.