Review of The Orphanage (2007) by Jayakrishnan R — 27 Aug 2015
85%.
Saw this on 27/8/15.
Although excessively similar to Spanish films The Others(2001) and Pan's Labyrinth(2006), Orphanage has builds up it's creepy atmosphere and terrors devoid of CGI. It's well directed and is often confusing and the direction sometimes leaves things without much clarity. Belen Rueda gives a good performance and the scenes involving Geraldine Chaplin are the best ones in the film, it's a pity that the film did not have more of those towards the end. It also gives too much emphasis on the mother-child melodrama rather than concentrating on other plot devices.
This review of The Orphanage (2007) was written by Jayakrishnan R on 27 Aug 2015.
The Orphanage has generally received very positive reviews.
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