Looks can be very deceiving!

Rating: 9/10 (25 June 2010)

When I saw this movie, adopting can be scary, or even dangerous. Here you have a couple in Conneticut who were trying to have a third child into their family. The results: A Stillborn. The parents grieve their loss, and they move on. They try to adopt, and they did. They go to the Orpahnage for little girls and they come across Esther. This girl claims to be from Russia, and is very smart for her age. She is very artistic for her age as well. But she is hiding a secret that doesn't come out until she has settled into the Colemans. She befriends their deaf daughter Max, freaks out her big brother, and the rest of the schoolmates began to taunt her. One girl gets her ankle broken, the brother nearly loses his life to Esther. Esther is a really BAD GIRL! More and more secrets are coming out: she is psychotic, manipulative, and deceiving. Esther is not even 9, she's a 33 year-old, with a violent streak, and a disorder which gives her that youthful appearance. That is really scary! This movie is a cross between "The Omen" and "The Crush", and the cast and characters are played out very well. A real keeper! 4 out of 5 stars!