Mia Farrow appears as sweet and soft-spoken Mrs. Baylock, who’s not quite all there. Her role is of course the nanny, sent by Satan to watch over his son. Her wordless communication with Damien is compelling to watch. With the intensity of her eyes, she is able to make us believe she is conversing with Damien. Farrow keeps this movie afloat with her transition from the sweet Mrs. Baylock to a shrieking psycho, an insane and frazzled woman.

Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick makes his debut appearance in this film but he's got nothing on the original Damien played by Harvey Stephens. Davey-Fitzpatrick doesn't have the gradual menacing look that Stephens had in the original. Davey-Fitzpatrick simply looks too cute, with his big blue eyes and freckled button nose with the iconic bowl cut — who starts looking sick every so often. Sometimes he gives the evil eye but that's all. When he stares into the camera, I checked my watch to see what time it was rather than crap my pants.

The one thing I loved about the original film was the score. It was just as creepy as the images we saw before us. In the remake, I only noticed the score until the credits. The score of a film is incredibly important in being able to capture to mood of a film, but the remake fails to do so.

And the shocking truth of this remake is this: it's not scary or even slightly terrifying. Sure, there are the usual scares you'll find in any horror movie these days, but it just doesn't freak you out like the original did.

The Omen is a pointless remake. It's most likely the case that the film was made to ensure that the release coincided with a date that only occurs every 100 years —  06/06/06. It offers nothing new other than mobile phones, computers, scooters and possibly better clothes. Yet, I find it strange how three numbers can terrify people so much — enough to make money. As they say, fear is big business.