The Orphan Movie Review

ORPHAN Mystery Thriller

   

The Perfect little girl  The Perfect Daughter The Perfect Family 

The Perfect Plot

Quiero Vivir 

The movie Orphan is the perfect example of why you cannot always trust the eyes to make all your judgements because- looks are deceiving. Esther who appears to be this sweet but somewhat mysterious little girl played by actress Isabelle Futhermore is really an old evil deadly woman. Now this is what I call the ugly truth. 

Orphan definitely highlights the truth in life that sometimes you get more than what you bargained for and that you must be extremely careful of the people you allow into your home, allow your children to be around, interact with and the people you let down your guard with. 

Who would have ever known this little girl was a nut case? Guess you never know what lies beneath or beyond a smile. People are so good at pretending that they do not only convince you but themselves as well.

This movie had my full interest with its suspense/mystery of finding out who Esther really was just before Alex Mace (writer) had the 'brilliant' idea of making this little girl a very sick woman instead. I found that part to be a bit much. As for the concluding scene, I was glad Esther was killed but that final climax was not the dramatic exit I was hoping for. 

However, overall I liked this thriller. It really shows me how messed up evil crazy and wicked some persons can be. You may not always think that you have the perfect life but there are people like Esther (more than you can imagine) on the outside  looking in wanting your life trying to see how best they can get to come in and take it away. Just very scary and a bit creepy if you ask me.

Kristal

--The Orphan was good. The most thrilling and exciting experiences I have ever encountered have been the product of reading books with a  twist or surprise wrapped in.From the beginning of the movie and the way it was marketed, I originally perceived , much like several other viewers, that the movie was basically about the devil's spawn or a demon possessed little girl that a family unfortunately adopts. It is only after watching the movie do you realize the twist in the plot and a more scientifically explanation behaviors and situations which were believed to be theological. 

The most bizarre part was the fact that this girl that was assumed to be possessed turned out to be an actual grown woman with a dwarfism condition that allowed her to cheat aging. I think a lot of people who were considering adoption would either come caught in between the idea that ; "the chances of that happening is near nil" or "damn i am too freaked out, I don't think adoption would be an option for me. Generally I enjoyed The Orphan but would I watch it again, maybe on  a bad day  where I feel too lazy to change the station. Not exactly on my best list.

Amanda

Let me start by saying that I do not like or appreciate Horror films period. Orphan did not surprise me in any sense of the word and neither did it impress me. All it served to do was cultivate my dislike for Horror films. 

The same story line as a million other Horror films before, strangers meet (in this case parents adopt Esther), strange things start happening, look into their past and find it filled with questions and secrets, the discoverer of the information tries to share it and no one believes them,  bad things happen, they start to believe and the problem either dies or is transferred in the end.

This movie was no different to the hundreds of Horror movies before and is not even worth a further review. I would not recommend this movie as in my opinion its just a cheap knock off to The Omen 4: The Awakening (2006). If you want true thrills and true scaredy cat moments then pop in Omen 4 and give it a watch.

Orphan is definitely not a movie I would recommend, poor imagery and a lame unsurprising twist. Bleeehhhhhh

Joamella

This movie i really enjoyed and actually saw three times. The start of the movie i actually started thinking that this sweet, loving, friendly little girl called Esther was th perfect child. Eeveryone loved her and she actually fooled me.

This movie open my eyes to many things. Such as one must be careful when choosing adoption. Always get a personal background of the child. Secondly family comes first.

I found it hard to think that it took the father so long to actually believe his own wife, when so many problems was suddenly starting to occur when Esther arrived.

I love horror movies but actually this movie was not as scary as i expected. I enjoyed the ending, did not expect the twist and was actually thinking wow this little girl really evil! I kept saying in the movie i would have taking Esther right back to the home.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aeoy2kPnRNE

Aneisha

The Orphan is basically a movie about a seemingly lovely and well mannered child who was adopted by a lovely married couple, who she eventually made their lives a "living hell" with her psychotic behavior. She then deceives others with her charming personality and then when they are vulnerable she then bursts out into her evil streak. She also acts jealous of her step mother, and tries to turn her step father John against her by trying to seduce him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pjqjHwFbgA

The direction of the movie is great and i can see that a lot of thought was put into filming this movie. I myself was actually surprised by the behavior of Esther the troubled orphan. Not being a horror movie fan, i enjoyed watching this movie and would surely recommend it for the viewing of others.

P.S. If you would like to get more info on The Orphan you can check out  IMBd. Here is the link below. 

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1148204/

You can also check out these sites listed below for the above pictures and much more.
http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/orphan/images/14647937/title/dont-tell-photo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_(film)
http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/the-orphan?before=1347319111