Review of The Orphanage (2007) by Nathan P — 14 May 2010

"From Guillermo Del Toro, Director of Pan's Labyrinth".

The feeling one gets from bone chilling goosebumps because they just witnessed the ultimate tale of horror at the expense of an orphaned child is an unsettling feeling, but that feeling only electrifies their inner-self, and makes them proud to be a fan of the horror genre. Failing horror movies need to closely analyze "The Orphanage", for those other horror films need to make out the film's ultimate message: YOU DO NOT NEED OVER-THE-TOP GORE AND VIOLENCE IN ORDER TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE HORROR MOVIE. The Orphanage is scary, not because of any of its violence or gore, but because of how sharp the camera angles are and for the perfectly timed music. The suspense builds where you least expect it and the children who were cast into the movie only makes it more deeply horrifying. The script from Sergio Sanchez is one of the most original and creative Horror-genre screenplays to come out of film from recent memory. Guillermo Del Toro continues to make a dominate rampage of Spanish-making Films, and I only expect him to continue on in bringing audiences boldly creative movies.