Who’s in it: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow (right), Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (far right)
What it’s about: A remake of the 1976 classic in which parents (Schreiber, Stiles) suspect their son is the devil’s spawn and his nutty new nanny (Farrow) was sent by Satan himself to protect the kid.
Worth watching? (star)(star)
“When Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, as Damien, is supposed to be looking demonic, he comes off more like a miffed kid turning up his nose at liver and onions. Director John Moore is forced to cut away from Damien when he should be making him the center of the evil, which makes it difficult to cook up thrills. Ultimately, this ‘Omen’ falls apart because the kid is so bad it’s scary.”
Opening this week
– “The Omen”
– “Cars”
– “A Prairie Home Companion”
– “Sketches of Frank Gehry”
– “Sir! No Sir”
– “The Shutka Book of Records”
– “Psychopathia Sexualis”
Opening next week
– “The Lake House”
– “Nacho Libre”
– “The Heart of the Game”
– “The Fast & the Furious: Tokyo Drift”
– “Garfield: A Tale of Two Kitties”
– “The King”
– “Wah Wah”
– “The Flowers of St. Francis”
– “My Dad is 100 Years Old”
