Review of Orphan (2009) by Akshatmahajan — 21 Oct 2020
Orphan is a promising movie but due to poor execution, it all went wrong.
The basic premise is interesting. The "twist" ending certainly comes as a surprise. Titular child actress gave stunning performance. She pulls of a very creepy blend of smothered maturity with a sort of innocence.
Where the problems come in is with plot depth and execution. The writers felt the need to include a troubled relationship as the basis for this particular family unit. However, they went overboard and in the end created a completely dysfunctional relationship between the parents. The writers also felt the need to write the father character as a total jerk. Another problem with the characterizations is that these two adults were so obviously not ideal parent material. The pace was also a problem. Running time of 2 hour was too much for this type of story.
Overall, you can give it a try but it may not be able to impress you.
This review of Orphan (2009) was written by Akshatmahajan on 21 Oct 2020.
Orphan has generally received positive reviews.
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