Orphan

Orphan is a 2009 psychological horror film directed by Jaume Collet-Serra was released theatrically in the United States on July 24, 2009, by Warner Bros. Pictures.

Plot
The movie centers on a couple who, after the death of their unborn child, adopt a mysterious nine-year-old girl called Esther.

Why It Rocks

 * 1) The concept of a couple adopting a child which is revealed to be a murderous killer is disturbing yet interesting.
 * 2) The acting is good especially for Isabelle Fuhrman who was highly praised by the critics for her performance as Esther.
 * 3) Esther is a very interesting and threatening villain who uses her fake personality to manipulate others, and most of the scenes she appears give us a uncomfortable feeling, like when she threatens Danny to castrate with a box cutter if he told anyone what he saw in the threehouse. Not to mention that she almost successed on killing the family in the final moments in the movie.
 * 4) It has a lot of disturbing moments, especially involving Esther as mentioned above, like the scene when she kills Sister Abigail with a hammer, or when she breaks her own arm using a iron press.
 * 5) Kate is also a likeable protagonist who was very determined to find out more about Esther's past, and after learning about her true colors, she started to be more determined to save their children from Esther.
 * 6) * Max also deserves a mention here, who is the deaf daughter of Kate that was also a very important character for the story, especially during the final act in the movie, where she saves Kate from getting killed in the frozen pond scene.
 * 7) The movie handles pretty well the horror and suspense theme, giving a lot of chilling and unpredictable moments that makes us wonder if something horrible will happen or not, like when Esther turned off the emergency brake on Kate’s car, almost killing Max in a road accident, alongside the expression of fear that both Kate and Max gives during this moment.
 * 8) The Plot Twist: It is revealed that Esther is actually a 33-year-old woman with a disorder that makes her look like a child, giving her an advantage to manipulate several families that adopted her before only to killing them after. Not only was a very unexpected moment in the movie, but it was based on a event that actually happened in real life.
 * 9) The ending is very satisfying as Kate saves Max from getting killed by Esther, and finally killing her in the frozen pond, ending her villainy for good.
 * 10) * Fun Fact: In an alternative ending, instead of confronting Kate and Max in the frozen pond, she stays in their house until the police officers arrive, only to confront them with her make up and a white dress, using her fake personality again to greet the cops.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) While Esther is a great character, her backstory and motivations were not fully explored in the movie. However this can be explained in the upcoming prequel Orphan: First Kill.
 * 2) *In the original script, Esther was born Leena Klamer with a dwarfism called hypopituitarism which caused her to stay in the appearance of a young child in her entire life, while dealing with her deceased mother and his abusive father, which makes her seemingly sympathetic.
 * 3) It has some very unlikeable and annoying characters:
 * 4) * Brenda, who is the girl that bullies Esther on her first day of school and never learns her lesson after she gets her ankle broken after Esther pushes her off the slide instead of telling the teachers.
 * 5) * Danny was a complete jerk to Esther before discovering her true nature, and during the scene when Brenda and her friends start to bullying Esther, he just watches her, while says to his friends that she is not her sister. He even never learns to deal with having an adopted sister until Esther kills him.
 * 6) * John is a very dumb character, who is oblivious to Esther's actions, even if it happens right in front of him, like when Esther gives Kate the flowers from the monument of her unborn child, and John still defends Esther, saying that wasn't her fault. Not to mention that he used to cheat on his wife ten years ago.
 * 7) It has some ridiculous moments, like when Kate and John decide to have sex in the kitchen, only to get caught by Esther.

Reception
The movie received mixed reviews by critics, holding an approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes of 56% based on 155 reviews. The film went on to gross a worldwide total of $78.3 million, making it a box office hit.

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