Synopsis
Damien Thorn has helped rescue the world from a recession, appearing to be a benign corporate benefactor. When he then becomes U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Damien fulfills a terrifying biblical prophecy. He also faces his own potential demise as an astronomical event brings about the second coming of Christ.
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Cast
- Sam NeillDamien Thorn
- Rossano BrazziDeCarlo
- Don GordonDean
- Lisa HarrowKate Reynolds
- Barnaby HolmPeter Reynolds
- Mason AdamsPresident
- Robert ArdenAmerican Ambassador
- Leueen WilloughbyBarbara
- Marc BoyleBrother Benito
- Milos KirekBrother Martin
Recommendations
- 50
Chicago Sun-Times
A terrific opening. But, alas, the moment The Final Conflict turns to dialogue and a plot, it loses its inspiration. - 50
Time Out
It does mark a return of sorts to the stylishness of The Omen after the tackiness of Damien - Omen II. - 50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Graham Baker, a British director of television commercials, makes a debut that is technically auspicious, and Robert Paynter and Phil Meheux, the cinematographers, have approximated the rich, chocolaty chiaroscuro of The Godfather saga. Does anyone care? [24 Mar 1981] - 40
Empire
Unfortunately, half the time this feels more like an Omen parody than a chance to give it a great send off. - 40
Washington Post
There's sure nothing purgative about the kind of anxiety the filmmakers are exploiting. If anything, it condemns them to strictly degenerate company. [24 Mar 1981, p.B8] - 33
The A.V. Club
Director Graham Baker has little gift for atmosphere, and apart from one inspired sequence, I suspect I'll forget every aspect of this movie in a couple of days. - 30
The New York Times
In the cast are many, many dogs, who are charmed by Damien in a way no audience is likely to be. - 30
Newsweek
Not only the silliest chapter in the Omen trilogy, it's the dullest and most inept. [30 Mar 1981, p.83]
