Nerds That Geek Movie Review – ‘Omen IV: The Awakening’

Written by Scott Edwards 

With Damien Thorn not making it through the Second Coming, I was very curious of what the Omen IV would bring to the screen. I mean, the Antichrist is dead and there is no way of bringing him back…right? But in movies I guess, there is always a way to bring one of the biggest baddies back and Omen IV: The Awakening does just that. Pure evil can never die, it just lays dormant until the time is right and several years later seems like the right time for it to pop back up.

Not able to have a child of their own, Karen and Gene York have turned to adoption and have found the most beautiful little girl they have ever seen. Bringing the child home, everything seems to be great with the addition of Delia to the family, but on her first night, she scratches her new mother's face causing an infection. But that is not the only thing that seems strange about the little girl since she will not allow herself to be baptized by crying her way off of the altar.  Growing up as a normal child, Delia is a happy child and becomes close with her father who has been skyrocketing up the political scene and she makes a promise to him that she will never do anything bad.

However Delia has a lot of problems at school, and Karen is wondering if her daughter is putting on a different face when she is not around the family. With no friends and others keeping their space from the young girl, Karen is concerned about what is happening with her daughter, but she is always so tired that she cannot force herself to ask Delia any questions. Getting a nanny, Jo seems to be the perfect fit for the household and with her determination to get through to Delia, there is no reason for her to be removed. But with her beliefs being challenged by the little girl, Jo decides to take Delia to a psychic fair and see what kinds of readings her friends take away when seeing the girl. With a muddy aura that looks more like an infection, it is confirmed that the child is housing something evil inside of her and after Jo is pushed out of a window to her death, Karen is starting to believe that there is something wrong with her daughter.

After being released from the hospital, Karen finds that her lifelong dream of becoming pregnant has come true, but she cannot understand how it happened. With the good news on the table, she is determined to find out the story of Delia and where she came from to make sure that there will be no problems in the house when the new baby arrives. Turning to the private investigator that found the dirt that opened up her husband’s political career, Karen sees the name of a family friend in his initial report. Not knowing what this means, Karen awaits further word from the private investigator and turns to the church for help as well. Finding out about the Antichrist and what other people are seeing in her daughter, Karen is sure that Delia is the Beast looking to take over the world, but when getting a file from the P.I., she finds out a dark secret about Damien Thorn's followers and what all of this has to do with her.

As far as a TV movie goes to finish up a series, this one is really not that bad. This story doesn't follow Damien Thorn, but having his name and followers make a comeback was a good addition to this story, but it could have been added in much earlier. It was great watching as Delia started to bypass her mother who was starting to fear that there was something wrong with her, allowing for the young girl to turn to her father for everything. The fights between Karen and Gene concerning Delia were great and the family's internal conflict should have been more a highlight, but once again, it was a TV movie and they did not have time to dive into any one aspect of the story. Even though the ending was rushed, it was nice to see that the story did not vary too much from the original and with Gene’s stock on the rise, it would be interesting to see where the story goes next as the Antichrist has once again been reborn. Stay Scared.

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