No movie franchise is safe from revival.
Now, it’s “The Omen’s” turn despite a weak 2006 attempt to give the devil his due. Again.
“The First Omen” craves a do-over.
The prequel follows an aspiring nun who discovers something sinister within the church. We all know where that will lead.
Director Arkasha Stevenson shows considerable promise in arranging horror movie tropes. Too bad the story at the heart of the film betrays her.
Aspiring nun Margaret (Nell Tiger Free) arrives in Rome brimming with faith and optimism. She’s reunited with an old friend in the church, Cardinal Lawrence (Bill Nighy), and connects with a fellow believer who seems a bit … secular for the gig in question.
We’re even privy to a scene where nuns talk like the quartet from “Sex and...