The First Omen

The First Omen

When a young American woman is sent to Rome to begin a life of service to the church, she encounters a darkness that causes her to question her own faith and uncovers a terrifying conspiracy that hopes to bring about the birth of evil incarnate.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Horror
  • Stars: Nell Tiger Free, Sônia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom, Bill Nighy, Ralph Ineson, Nicole Sorace, Charles Dance, Andrea Arcangeli, Anton Alexander, María Caballero, Ishtar Currie Wilson, Mia McGovern Zaini, Guido Quaglione, Dora Romano, Michelangelo Dalisi, Federica Santoro, Donatella Bartoli, Mario Opinato, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Nicola Garofalo
  • Director: Arkasha Stevenson
 Comments
  • TheDarkSidePress - 30 June 2024
    Please Satan Let There be a Second
    A visual feast of cinematography, gorgeous wardrobe that would make Dolce & Gabbana cry with envy, spot-on casting and a script that doesn't miss a beat. Fingers crossed that this is just the beginning of what has to be one of the most beautiful horror films to have been made in years.

    After watching it, I had to go back and re-watch the original Omen and it was apparent that The First Omen is totally faithful to its precursor. Clearly it's been made by people who weren't out just to fill some Netflix screen time but by those who actually have a passion for the subject matter and a desire to push the original idea along in the half century since The Omen was made.

    If you have a fetish for nuns, you'll be in heaven, if you're a fan of Satan you'll have your dreams fulfilled, this film is fantastic and let's all prey that they'll be a second coming.
  • canixahut-52012 - 23 June 2024
    Median horror flick
    This Movie was a slog to watch , and I love long slow burners, but this movie was too much because the cinematography didn't move at a adequate pace the movie was too slow , predictable and tedious.

    Not the cast fault but the maybe I am getting old and tired of the same stupid plot , evil church faction wants to bring the end of the world by , you guess it , bringing the antichrist .

    Why didn't the old father just killed her? Because If he did the movie would only run less 30 minutes.

    Why does the "devil" in the form of jackal (what??) intervenes and the angels don't?

    Just compare this horror to the Exorcist, any Korean terror , Hereditary or the vvitch to name a few , maybe the reviewers that gave this mediocre film a 8 or a 7 watched another film different from the one I watched.
  • paulclaassen - 15 June 2024
    All in the name of God...
    What do you do when there is no belief anymore? You create something for people to fear.

    I wonder what my thoughts on 'The First Omen' would have been had I not seen 'Immaculate' first. These films are so similar, it is impossible not to compare them. It is almost as if it is two versions of the same story, but with an alternate ending.

    'The First Omen' serves as a prequel to 'The Omen' from 1976. Margaret (Nell Tiger Free) arrives at an Orphanage to do 'the work of God'. Her roommate Luz (Maria Caballero) decides to take her out for a night on the town to see 'what she is about to miss out on' by becoming a nun.

    Margaret befriends an orphan girl named Carlita, who is always locked up in 'the bad room' for misbehaving. Margaret senses something different about Carlita, and is later warned by Father Brennan (Ralph Ineson) that evil things happen around her. Margaret soon starts having strange visions and decides to investigate Carlita. Her visions intensifies until she is unable to tell what is real and what is not.

    Although there are plenty of jump scares, the film isn't really scary. Mysterious, yes, and the film only really gets interesting after the halfway mark. 'The First Omen' indeed feels very similar to 'Immaculate', but 'The First Omen' is definitely a more stylish film, and more of a psychological horror. In both films, the lead actresses (Nell Tiger Free in 'The First Omen', and Sydney Sweeney in 'Immaculate') deliver fantastic performances in a very demanding role with big character development.

    Towards the end, both films have gory scenes, but 'Immaculate' is by far gorier with more disturbing scenes. I must also add, I found the unfolding of events more believable in 'Immaculate'. There were a few reveals in 'The First Omen' that had me trying to make sense of how these events would be possible. Your point of view on these two films would determine which one you like best. 'The First Omen' is definitely more character-driven.

    'The First Omen' is definitely one of the better entries in the Omen franchise. It boasts an excellent score, great performances, good editing, and a foreboding atmosphere.
  • tstudstrup - 11 June 2024
    Gave up after about 30 mnutes
    I have no idea how this is related to The Omen. Nor do I care.

    It is1971, 5 years before the events of The Omen.

    It opens with a weird scene with Charles Dance as a priest and another priest outside a church. It seems completely unrelated to wehat happens next.

    Some american christian young woman is moving into a convent in Rome to become a nun. She sees some weird girl there that gives her a scary drawing. Later it turns out the nun doesnt live at the convent but with a roommate in an apartmnt somewhere in Rome. The nun sees another scary nun in a lame jumpscare. The roommate convinces the nun to go out and party with her. They go to some discotechue. And then i turned off the movie.

    There is no Damian, its not the least bit scary and the story seems to be going nowhere

    I cant recommend this snooze fest to anyone.