The first reactions to The Omen prequel The First Omen are in, and they're overwhelmingly positive... and feature interesting comparisons to films like Rosemary's Baby, Possession, and... 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Star Wars: A Rogue One Story.

Directed by Arkasha Stevenson, the new movie follows Margaret (Servant's Nell Tiger Free), a twentysomething novice, who travels from the US to Italy to start a new life of religious servitude. Once there, she strikes up a fast friendship with Carlita, a young girl at the sch♒ool she's been assigned to teach at, who seems to b🌱e constantly punished and unfairly put in isolation by her superiors. 

As she and the girl get closer, Margaret finds herself drawn into a dark conspiracy, and uncovers terrifying truths as to why she's really been brought to Rome. Sonia Braga, Ralph Ineson, and Bill Nighy round🗹 ou꧙t the supporting cast.

"I'm 🐈a big fan of Arkasha🧜 Stevenson's THE FIRST OMEN. I truly *love* the first three Omen movies and I *love* how this one ends right at the beginning of Richard Donner's 1976 THE OMEN. It's the ROGUE ONE of Omen movies," , while as "exquisitely repulsive" and "the religious horror [she's] been waiting for". 

"Also 10/10 Possession homage," she continued.

"The First Omen] is quite effective💝. Pacing is a bit off in first half but it has rather unsettling and wild moments as it progresses - including one shot I am amazed made it into the movie and was so insane to see, the audience applauded," . "Nell Tiger Free is really great in🌳 it."

"Did not expect much from The First Omen, but it's a well-worthy prequel to Richard Donner's 1976 clasཧsic. Great sound design and cinematography," . "And it's got some blo𓂃ody good scary moments."

"The First Omen is a mix of Rosemary's Baby & The Handmaid's Tale. It🐷's disturbing and dark. It feels very European rather than a Hollywood production. Nell Tiger Free is captivating," . "Although it's been a while since watching the 1976 movie, it triggers callbacks."

"I am not being hyperbolic when I say💝 THE FIRST OMEN is surprising. Do not dismiss seeing this film. What it does to honor its predecessors and add onto the mythos is fascin📖ating," . "[The First Omen] lays down the path for the future and all of its possibilities."

"I enjoyed , which won me over in the third act. There's one gory moment that's gonna STICK WITH ME," . "You don't have to see the OG to get it, but I do wish I had revisited it first, because there ꧅are some deep connections. Nell Ti༺ger Free is a killer lead!"

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The First Omen releases in cinemas on April 5. For more, take a gander at our list of the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:best horror movies of all time, or our guide to the most exciting 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:upcoming horror movies heading our way.