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Isabelle Fuhrman
Jimmy Bennett
Lorry Ayers
Vera Farmiga
Peter Sarsgaard
Matthew Raudsepp

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When a couple lose their baby in childbirth, they adopt a nine-year-old named Esther to heal their marriage and psychological wounds. Soon after arriving home, strange things happen, leading the mother to believe their new, angelic child is not what she seems.

12/01/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Scary little girl kept me on the edge of my seat!

This was a great movie, top to bottom. The acting is superb all around, especially Esther! For such a young girl she really sells the whole evil orphan thing just as well as the sweet innocent girl she pretends to be. The movie grabs your attention right from the start and keeps it for the entire length of the film.After watching this on DVD, I'm convinced Miss Fuhrman deserves a Supporting Actress nomination. Think not? I challenge you to view this and "Atonement" at one sitting and consider which child gives a more powerful, richly nuanced and emotionally devastating performance. If Miss Ronan was nominated, surely should Miss Fuhrman. Watch her eyes in the dinner table scene when the family discusses her classmate's tumble from the play structure. The little girl covers the soul-wrench...

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3.5/4 

11/15/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

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This is A decent flick it's A good date movie but it's one of those movies where the people for are the characters in the film are so stupid it makes you very frustrated and wondering why the hell are they so stupid ! but it has A cool story great ending I would say worth A rent A good one time watch

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2.5/4 

08/05/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Orphan-Exciting Horror movie! Must see!

Let me say that both the script and acting were pretty good, but the cinematography was absolutely outstanding! I've also been dissapointed in most horror movies to come out recently, but Orphan was certainly one of the exceptional scary flims of the past few years. During the first half hour I was afraid I'd wasted money, but despite the lack of a supernatural plot, Orphan ended up feeling as exciting as The Amityville Horror! And this is not another market-driven slasher, it's pretty unique. I thought surprise endings were all used up after The Sixth Sense, but I would have never guessed this one. Be warned that the very first scene is pretty disturbing, but I would recommend Orphan as a theatre experience if you like thrillers, horror and mystery.

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4/4 

08/04/2009 (0 of 0 found this helpful)

Orphan

I did feel the acting in Orphan was pretty good. However, the story felt like we've seen it before. Even by the "shocker" toward the end, I still wasn't about to flinch. Vera Farmiga was very good, but hopefully she won't try to make another film. She seemed about as comfortable and right for the role as Liv Tyler in the Strangers. Do go see it if you're not expecting a masterpiece. Don't go see it if you want the same quality as Audition, or something similar.

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2.5/4