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The Omen (2006)
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Déjà vu will probably be the most likely response to this absurdly faithful remake of Richard Donner's 1976 horror classic. Director John Moore seems to have followed the original screenplay to the letter, making only a few cosmetic changes and upping the gore content. Liev Schreiber inherits the Gregory Peck role of American diplomat Robert Thorn, who finds himself in a pickle when he realises that his adopted son Damien is the Antichrist. The classy cast also includes Pete Postlethwaite, in the role of oddball priest Father Brennan (originally played by Patrick Troughton), David Thewlis, in David Warner's role as the suspicious photographer and Mia Farrow, hamming it up magnificently as Mrs Baylock, Damien's devilish nanny. It's competently directed and reasonably enjoyable, but you do end up wondering what the point was — perhaps just to serve its release date, 06/06/06. AS
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Running time
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105min
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Country of origin
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US
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Genre
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Horror Thriller
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Alternate title
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The Omen 666
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Original language
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English
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Screenplay
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David Seltzer
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Theatrical distributor
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20th Century Fox
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UK cinema certificate
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15
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UK cinema release date
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June 2006
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