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7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 75The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsIf nothing else, The Omega Man remains worth seeing for its remarkable shots of Heston wandering through an abandoned metropolis.
- 70The 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.
- 63Chicago ReaderDave KehrChicago ReaderDave KehrNot bad, but far from a classic.
- 60EmpireIan NathanEmpireIan NathanIt'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.
- 50Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe 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.
- 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.
- 50TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineBadly 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.