Boring

A remake of the 1979 movie, The Omen, where an American diplomat (Liev Schreiber) comes to realize that his son is the Anti-christ.

The only good thing about this re-make is Mia Farrow as the nanny. She brought some creepiness to an otherwise unscary film (the scene where she's feeding Damien strawberries was the only time I felt ill at ease). She played the character in an understated, quiet manner but at the same time you sensed her determination to "do right" by Damien.

And now for the bad. Let's start with Julia Stiles. UGH! How this woman cannot act - she's so ineffectual, so drained of life that I couldn't dredge up even an ounce of sympathy for her. Also Liev Schreiber and her do not make for a believable couple.

The kid who played Damien kept trying to pass constipated for scary. That look does not make you the Anti-Christ.

Much of the dialogue in this movie was bad. At the beginning when a priest tells Robert Thorn (Schreiber) that "God will forgive this little deception", Thorn should have run away. The movie would have been over in five minutes but that would have been a good thing.

I spent the entire movie making snide comments about what was going on screen which is the only enjoyment I got. So with tepid acting, especially on the part of Julia Stiles, a ho-hum plot and very few scares this movie is just not interesting to watch.

3/10