Orphan|disturbingly good

 

Movie Insight

 

I am not a big fan of horror flicks. Give me comedies, chic flicks and action films anyday but horror/suspense films really make me think twice. When the bloggers were invited to pre-screen the movie Orphan, well I was jittery. Looking at the movie poster gave me instant chills. I was thinking..."I am gonna have nightmares tonight." The movie was quite long and coming out of the theater...I was right. I was indeed going to have nightmares in my sleep.

I thought this would be your typical horror/supernatural gore fest kind of movie but I was surprised that it was a complex psychological thriller. The story revolved around the world of Esther, who at first glance is a very sweet girl. She was adopted by Kate and John, parents to 2 kids. They've recently suffered the death of their youngest, a baby girl which drove their family apart. Adopting Esther into their family was a step in order to reconcile and rebuild the harmonious relationship they once had.

 (L-R) VERA FARMIGA as Kate, PETER SARSGAARD as John and ISABELLE FUHRMAN as Esther in Dark Castle Entertainment’s horror thriller “Orphan,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Photo by Rafy

There's nothing wrong with being different you know.

But Esther proved to be a handful. Watching this little villainess onscreen made me squirm in my seat. Her sweet and lovable facade was a pretense to a much darker and evil demeanour. There were several scenes when I had to look away because of the amount of gore and blood. Hahaha I know I'm no fun. It was very interesting to watch the twisted logic and the engaging psychopath plot unfold. Director Jaume Collet-Serra along with one of the producers Leonardo de Carpio did a pretty good job with this one. I highly recommend it.

ISABELLE FUHRMAN as Esther in Dark Castle Entertainment’s horror thriller “Orphan,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release.

Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures

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