Michael and Rachel are devastated when their six-year-old son dies in a tragic accident. When a stranger offers to bring the boy back to life, they take the offer. However, the child who ret... Read allMichael and Rachel are devastated when their six-year-old son dies in a tragic accident. When a stranger offers to bring the boy back to life, they take the offer. However, the child who returns is not the child they once knew.Michael and Rachel are devastated when their six-year-old son dies in a tragic accident. When a stranger offers to bring the boy back to life, they take the offer. However, the child who returns is not the child they once knew.
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Ian Donovan Hyland
- Jeremy
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Hunter Payton Mendoza
- Sullivan
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Horrible poor cliché of a movie. Terrible imitation of Godsend,The Omen,and Orphan. The acting is bad, although of the three main characters, the mother is the best. The little boy playing the child is contrived, stilted,one of the worst actors and at times comical.He is clearly playing a part. The "writer" does not even know basic grammar-to my mother and I instead of the proper object of the preposition-me. He makes this error throughout the movie's dialogue. I watched while I waited for a phone call so I did see pretty much all the film. Somehow I thought it might get better, but no such luck. Movies today are rarely horror, but too frequently horrible. I love a good fright but not silly nonsense that has no subtlety, artistry, or fear elements. Ominous is what this movie is-a warning to steer clear.
all i can say is do not waste your time. this movie is so so so pathetic from start to finish , rip offs from a multitude of other far better films. warning if you choose to watch it you might want to gauge out your eyes i know i did. i remember when the syfy channel put out very good movies all the time worthy of watching over and over again but no more it seems 90% of the time their movies are horrific.
I assumed Esme Bianco, who played the mother of Jacob in Ominous, but also had a solid role in Game of Thrones, had better opportunities post GOT, so I don't know why she chose this role. GOT alumni haven't properly utilized their fame to get quality roles. This movie is just horrible. A little bit of Omen, a little bit of Exorcist, and whole lot of nothing in between. She took her role seriously, and she put for the proper emotions when needed. But "Ominous" didn't even make the cut as a bottom feeder SYFY movie. Horrid script, poor directing, subpar acting. Just a super bad movie, all around. Esme, don't cheat yourself, or us. You can do better than this.
3/10.
3/10.
First of all -- who are these people who give this movie ten stars? Either they work for the company that made this movie or are incredibly stupid or have never seen a good movie.
As noted by others - this movie is a really poor imitation of The Omen and its other incarnations.
There is no tension or suspense or even drama. Without any subtlety, our demonic boy uses his 'powers' to kill those around him. Here is where the movie's low budget becomes most evident with its basement quality (laughable) CGI.
There was zero empathy created for the characters. The mom is daft to the facts around him, unconvinced his baby is responsible for the various murders around him - even when he walks away from a burning car without a scratch.
This movie looks like the typical crappy Syfy made for TV movies. And even though, every time I see one of these POC, I vow never to watch this channel again, but the kid in me who grew up on 'Creature Features' (showing my age here), still loves a good monster/horror movie.
This wasn't one.
As noted by others - this movie is a really poor imitation of The Omen and its other incarnations.
There is no tension or suspense or even drama. Without any subtlety, our demonic boy uses his 'powers' to kill those around him. Here is where the movie's low budget becomes most evident with its basement quality (laughable) CGI.
There was zero empathy created for the characters. The mom is daft to the facts around him, unconvinced his baby is responsible for the various murders around him - even when he walks away from a burning car without a scratch.
This movie looks like the typical crappy Syfy made for TV movies. And even though, every time I see one of these POC, I vow never to watch this channel again, but the kid in me who grew up on 'Creature Features' (showing my age here), still loves a good monster/horror movie.
This wasn't one.
This film hurt my brain. A lot.
Poorly acted, too much echo, inane and derivative plot; I could go on. A complete waste of time.
Poorly acted, too much echo, inane and derivative plot; I could go on. A complete waste of time.
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- TriviaGavin Lewis was 11 when he played 7 year old Jacob. It is common to use older child actors to play young children as they can legally spend more hours before the camera.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Half in the Bag: Shut in and Arrival (2016)
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