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Kudos to the filmmakers for having the guts to do a straight up prequel to such a classic horror film. Rather than another re-boot, the events in The First Omen take place directly before the classic film.

The film is delightfully creepy and weird, including a sequence that legitimately gave me goosebumps. Fantastic cinematography and atmosphere actually makes the film feel like it could've come out in 1971.

Not only does it give context to the original but also answered some lingering questions I had after watching the original. A prequel that is not only worthy, but actually feels necessary.

This show was filmed for TNT in 2018 and after it was filmed the deal fell through and Amazon picked it up for cheap. I can see why. A really great setup and great acting is wasted on too many subplots and tangents. A compelling opening but no payoff worth hanging out for. Difficult to get a handle on exactly what job certain characters have or motivation to do what they do. There are far too many characters with little or no connection to the central mystery to even try and care about. I could really go into it but suffice to say it's just a mess. TNT was smart to drop it.

I gave this a shot despite only so-so reviews and was pleasantly surprised. Tightly directed with a central performance by Dev Patel that is uncommonly committed and intense. The cinematography is gorgeous including parts of the world not often committed to film. Every time I thought this would turn into a basic action movie it surprised me by sticking to the characters motivations and deepening the story. I loved it.