I caught up with this film that had been released last week, and I heard some positive reactions to the prequel. Unfortunately, I did not find these reactions matched up with my own.

This basically tells the story behind the birth of Damien from the original Omen movie, and the mythology behind it. Honestly, I found a lot of this to be shaky, as the reasoning behind it felt all over the place for me.

Nell Tiger Free starred as the main character Margaret, who had just arrived in Rome to begin her service to the church. This film was set in 1971, but did not necessarily feel that way in any other manner than the production values.

I will say that I think Nell Tiger Free did a spectacular job in this role, in particular with the physical demands of the performance. She was definitely the stand out for me, at least about two-thirds of the way into the film when things started happening.

I had a lot of trouble with what was happening in the plot. I did not understand the reasoning behind it and I wasn’t sure who I was supposed to be rooting for.

So, this was okay, but I did not enjoy it very much. I can understand why people liked it, because it was better than a lot of other horror sequels/prequels. I just did not think much about this.

2.5 stars