Yet another remake displaying little reason for being, Fox's redo of their 1976 horror hit "The Omen" seems most clearly designed to capitalize on its 6/6/06 release date. While the well-known title and iconic central character of the little boy Antichrist Damien should bring in healthy initial business, especially considering the lack of similarly themed competition, this version is unlikely to repeat the original's blockbuster status. Director John Moore, who previously demonstrated his penchant for remakes with "Flight of the Phoenix," takes great pains to replicate the dramatic set pieces of the original, with almost all of them replicated in slavish fashion.

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