That is one twisted "kid"!

Rating: 8/10 (2 August 2009)

Excellent! This is way better than I had expected it to be. We always get a story about some crazy person that wants to kill an unsuspecting family but this one takes the cake. Try to imagine "The Good Son" (sans Macaulay Culkin) with the ferocity of "The Omen" and a little pinch of "The Crush". Catching the pattern here? There is no supernatural crap going on, which is what I expected at first. Esther is just plain psycho in all sense of the word. But I'll get to that in a second.
I gave it an 8 because it was original in what becomes a big plot twist, while the action and story was well laid out. Its fast paced where it needs to be and dramatic in that same respect. Although the characters were all wonderful and the actors are great, the dad is a bit naive. That's not completely unreal, but it does get annoying that he trusts Esther over his own wife. I mean seriously.
Isabelle Fuhrman is a stupendous actress in The Orphan. While the character Esther is smart, funny, overwhelmingly talented and a little obnoxious, its only a testament to Fuhrman's skills. For such a young star to pull off such a intense role is mind boggling. This is not a Disney channel kid... no... and hopefully, she's going to go far!