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This film is not exactly awful, but it is close. If you saw the omen films and enjoyed them, then you can safely give this one a miss. I wanted to like this film, but it rambled too much only to arrive at... nowhere. I had only heard of two of the actors in this film and frankly surprised that they would lend themselves to such mediocre parts. And the film was obviously made on a budget of $17.95.The basic premise was sound, but the script did not follow through and the suspense was not there. Within the first ten minutes you figured out where it was going to go and it was all down hill. There are a couple of disturbing scenes which really did not add to the film and I for one and tired of seeing the skin-head as thug sidekick/follower/disciple characters that seem to inhabit these cheap horror want-to-be films. To be or not to be-this film wasn't.

If you made a B-Movie that was deritive of The Omen and Rosemary's Baby then this would be that movie. Do not see this movie, see The Omen and Rosemary's Baby instead, their way better. This really isn't that good. Now there are worse horror movies, but this is pretty crappy. And that one scene where the kids parents are giving him a bath and videotaping it - he's like 12 years old! Thats pretty disturbing, its like child porn. I suppose this actually could have been a really good film, but however that could have been done, the people that made this film made sure it was just crappy enough not to salvage. Crap, that really sums this movie up quite nicely.

This was definitely not as bad as I thought it would be. The acting was a little dry, I guess, but the kid who played Dylan was definitely creepy. There was a lot of symbolism, or maybe I was just making some up to make the movie seem more profound, but the raven part was pretty cool, and plus, the raven is also a Carrie thing... Heh, so all in all, this wasn't so bad, and it reminded me of Rosemary's Baby, what with the devil's child and all. I gave it 4/10.

Of course, it certainly doesn't come close to the best of this type of film, but it's an entertaining little time-waster. The performances weren't that bad, and it did have a few creepy moments. It reminded me a bit of The Prophecy, which I enjoyed. The heroine is incredibly stupid, of course, but unfortunately that's to be expected in films of this type. I do have to admire her tenacity in trying to save her son from the forces of darkness, especially considering the abuse she takes from him (and everyone else) in the process. I would have told hubby and devil boy to screw pretty quickly. Whoever the child actor was who played Dylan did alright (why be hard on child actors?). He had the cold and creepy part down pretty well, but he failed in the charm department. The Antichrist is supposed to be charismatic enough to seduce the entire world, and that certainly doesn't shine through in the kid's performance. *SPOILER* At the end when Dylan's mother drowns him, there is a reporter on TV talking about how people all over the world were attending Dylan's funeral because he'd touched their lives so deeply (although we only see a handful of mourners). WHAT? All he did was appear on his "father's" news show and speak backwards. That's a neat (if disturbing) trick, but I don't see how it would "touch" anyone's life. Did I miss something? They should have had him performing healings, or something of that nature. It would have made more sense, but ah well. *END SPOILER*The constant voice-overs were a little annoying, but I can live with that. The photography is above average and there's an interesting little character called Cormack who provides a decent surprise towards the closing of the film, which leaves us with the possibility of a sequel. If it comes out, I'll see it. I'd like to see the end showdown between God and Satan portrayed (with Satan getting his butt kicked, of course), hopefully in a film with a bit higher budget. So, overall, this is a decent little low budget flick with no frills, but a few chills. It's definitely not original, but then this is an old (but fascinating) story that's been told many times. There's only so many new places for it to go while still remaining true to the story. Watch it if you like this kind of thing.I do have to say that ultra-religious or easily offended people might want to skip this one. It does contain Satanic imagery, a bit of blasphemy, and gruesome deaths, so if you're looking for another Left Behind, this isn't it.