The Omega Man
Warner Bros. | Release Date: August 1, 1971 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
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3
Mixed:
4
Negative:
0
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75
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
If nothing else, The Omega Man remains worth seeing for its remarkable shots of Heston wandering through an abandoned metropolis. Read full review
70
VarietyStaff (Not Credited)
The Omega Man is an extremely literate science-fiction drama starring Charlton Heston as the only survivor of a worldwide bacteriological war, circa 1975. Thrust of the well-written story [adapted from Richard Matheson's novel] is Heston's running battle with deranged survivors headed by Anthony Zerbe. Read full review
63
Chicago ReaderDave Kehr
Not bad, but far from a classic. Read full review
60
EmpireIan Nathan
It's not the plot that disappoints, it's the poor dialogue between action sequences. Sadly another film to file under not as good as the book. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
The ghouls are a little too ridiculous to quite fulfill their function in the movie. They make all the wrong decisions, are incompetent and ill-coordinated. Read full review
50
The New York TimesHoward Thompson
Peppered with some sharp, even amusing dialogue, the story temporarily shelves the heavy allegory and slips into good, slam-bang suspense. But it doesn't last. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Badly dated and clumsily allegorical, The Omega Man has some fairly interesting moments, the most memorable being the view of a devastated, empty downtown Los Angeles. Read full review
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