The First Omen

"Vicious, elegant and oddly beautiful."

"Something new and genuinely scary."

"Call the Midwife directed by Satan."

"A weighty and unconventional horror film."

"Kudos to the suits for backing a horror film this provocative and spine-chilling."

"Goes harder than a prequel has any right to."

"A fever dream with more atmosphere than narrative coherence."

"Stevenson... establishes herself as a bold new voice in horror."

"Smartly edited and well paced, with a good cinematic eye."

"(Stevenson's) bravado works incredibly well until... she’s forced to play by franchise rules rather than her own."

"Forget what you think you know about horror prequels."

"Takes us right to the doorstep of the 1976 film in chillingly effective fashion."

"Stevenson feels like a new, urgent voice in horror cinema."

"It has little to distinguish it from the last 665 mediocre horror features I’ve seen."

"While slick, the set pieces are few, far between, and over too fast."

"A smart, unsettling revamp of the classic horror franchise."

"Free goes a long way towards papering over the picture’s shortcomings."

"A true horror film."

"It's a nuttily compelling premise... and Arkasha Stevenson's film realises it splendidly."

"Doesn't quite hang together... But on a big screen, with the soundtrack turned up loud, it's still a fun couple of hours. Bravo."