Review: The Orphan

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A few days ago, I went to a video rental store looking for some movies to watch and review for everyone here. While I was wandering around leisurely in the store, the thing that really caught my eyes was the picture of an evil girl on the DVD front cover. Her face looks like she’s going to kill me, ha ha. She scared me a little bit. Then I read the storyline on the back of the case and I thought it seems very interesting. So I decided to rent it. The movie is called “The Orphan”

 

Alright, now I’m going to tell you what the movie is about....
The Orphan is a horror movie about the married couple Kate and John, who just lost their third newborn child. So, they decide to adopt a 9-year-old sweet looking girl named Esther. Esther receives a warm welcome from Max, their deaf daughter, while their young son, Daniel, is unfriendly to his new sister. However, Kate begins to suspect there is something wrong with Esther as she starts showing her dark sides. She is not as innocent as she pretends to be. Kate tries to find out her mysterious past like who is she? Where she came from? Who are her parents? It turns out in the end that Esther ….

Oh I must stop writing now because I don’t want to spoil the movie for anyone who hasn’t seen it. All I can say is Esther has a secret. So please watch the movie and find out yourself!

Anyway, before seeing this movie, I thought it must be a simple horror movie. What I mean is that the typical horror films that involve ghost, evil force, vampires, or serial killers have so many common elements that you can predict what’s going to happen in the next scene. So I didn’t expect much of this film.

But I can’t tell you how shocked I am. I think the movie is really great. The first thing I like in this movie is the way a director playing on the audience’s fears. Throughout the entire movie, I was on the edge of my seat screaming like crazy. I freaked out after seeing this movie. The director did a great job on including a lot of good jump scares; for example, you’re closing the mirror and somebody’s behind you, stuff like that. So I wouldn’t recommend the movie for people who have heart attacks

What’s more, the movie is awesome because of its good plot. The Orphan is quite different from other horror movies as its story is pretty unique. Although The Orphan is not the best movie I’ve ever seen but I guarantee that you won’t believe how it ends. Huge twist.
The next thing I like in this movie is that I’m very surprised to see the great performance from the kids in the movie. All three of the kids in this movie are really great especially Esther. She is so fantastic. It’s very amazing how she made such a sweet girl so fucking creepy. She makes me scared. And I also have to say the girl who plays Max is absolutely adorable. Also the actors who play as the parents are great too. They are believable.

However, the movie has a few weaknesses because some parts of the movie are nonsense. But I'm really sorry that I can't tell you cause I would spoil stuff.

All in all, The Orphan is a surprisingly good movie and I definitely recommend it. The director knows how to make the film interesting and that result in the good plot. He also knows how to play on the audience’s fears and feeling. The movie absolutely freaked me out. The actors are really great too. You will be very impressed and surprised at the performance of the three kids in the movie. I would give this movie 9 out of 10.

Don’t hesitate to watch this movie. If you don’t watch it, you will miss something extremely exciting in your life.

Click http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ywOPNNii9w to watch The Orphan movie trailer