THE FIRST OMEN
Credit: Disney
After the truly awful The Exorcist: Believer last year, it’s safe to say legacy sequels rarely ever hit their mark. And now we have The First Omen, daring to piggyback off the truly superb original Omen movie to deliver a by-the-numbers tale of a young American woman who is shipped off to Rome to begin a life dedicated to the Church. Once there she questions her faith as she uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that wants to bring about the birth of true evil. So far, it’s exactly the same premise as ‘Immaculate’ starring Sidney Sweeney which came out recently. If I was a betting man, I’d say the tagline of ‘The most terrifying movie of the year’ is a tad optimistic for this formulaic frightener. But on the plus side, Finchy from The Office (aka Ralph Ineson) plays Father Brennan, a Irish priest who looks like he’s wandered straight off the set of Father Ted. Why has Hollywood forgotten how to make genuinely good horror movies
