The Omen 666 (2006)

Summary: Robert Thorn is a wealthy politician whose wife, Kathy is pregnant. After the baby is born, it dies before the mother can see it. Knowing the shock that Kathy will receive, Robert convinces the Roman Church to allow them to take an orphaned child as their own. The child was born at the same time and day so all would be well. They name their child, Damien. 5 years later while Robert is U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain the child's past starts to come to life. It seems that Damien isn’t exactly normal and well, whose child is? Except...this one might actually be Satan’s own child...and no U.S. Diplomat has economic sanctions to stop him!           Overall: No question that when this movie finishes, you’ll easily respect the first one a lot more. This film has several things going against it and only one of them is truly insurmountable: the acting. The first film had excellent actors who were quite convincing and frankly, did their job properly. This film had a lot to live up to and the casting department failed the producers in this film. Liev Schrieber although “ok” still can’t take over the screen as Gregory Peck did. Julia Stiles is so poorly miscast that she really takes the legitimacy of the film away. And part of what made the first film work, was the believability of the “Damien” boy. This kid seems to be in the film but everyone else tries to make him scary. He’s got nothing in himself. The film fails because there’s simply no one good enough to pull their roles off. And it’s not like there is no one out there...it’s just no one good got hired for this film. Julia’s possible replacements were Alicia Witt, Laura Linney and Rachel Weisz. All 3 are better actresses but all 3 face problems. Alicia’s too young, Laura is too old and Rachel...is too British.           I’m gonna say though...there was one impressive part to the film: the cinematography. I loved, loved, loved the scenery. Best part of the movie was watching everything in the background. I’d even say that the scene in the cemetery worked better here than in the original, for the location alone. If you watch this movie...enjoy the location shots. That was a treat.           Comparison: The Omen meets 10 Things I Hate About You

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