I wanted to like this remake because I loved the original “Omen” and all its sequels. But the latest version manages to completely miss the central love story between husband and wife so vividly portrayed by Gregory Peck and Lee Remick that made the original screenplay so credible. The audience must believe that the United States Ambassador to England so adores his wife that he would be willing to kill his own adopted son – not because the son is the devil and a threat to humanity but because the son is going to kill the wife he cannot live without. Liev Shreiber and Julia Stiles are pasty, bland and unconvincing in the roles of a married couple who are in love with each other. And, though Mia Farrow is extraordinary in the role of the Nanny from hell (literally), the rest of this movie is just window dressing. See the original. It holds up to this day.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007
The Omen 2006
I wanted to like this remake because I loved the original “Omen” and all its sequels. But the latest version manages to completely miss the central love story between husband and wife so vividly portrayed by Gregory Peck and Lee Remick that made the original screenplay so credible. The audience must believe that the United States Ambassador to England so adores his wife that he would be willing to kill his own adopted son – not because the son is the devil and a threat to humanity but because the son is going to kill the wife he cannot live without. Liev Shreiber and Julia Stiles are pasty, bland and unconvincing in the roles of a married couple who are in love with each other. And, though Mia Farrow is extraordinary in the role of the Nanny from hell (literally), the rest of this movie is just window dressing. See the original. It holds up to this day.
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