Despite the clichés, one of the better evil kid movies I've ever seen!

Rating: 8/10 (23 August 2013)

Watched this in theaters in the summer of 2009, w/ an ex-friend, and to start off, let me say, whoa! I expected a female clone to the Good Son with Macaulay Culkin, and even though I liked that one too, this one comes out on top. Granted, there are a few clichés-inept therapists, naive husbands, the only real annoying ones imo. Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard do a good job as adoptive parents, although she's a lot smarter than he is after certain incidents begin to occur. But, when the twist is revealed, your mouth may drop to the floor, mine sure did! The movie does drag a little, but the twist is well worth waiting for. Vera and Peter's children, esp. Max, the deaf/mute girl, was phenomenal and adorable. The R rating is very well chosen, not just for the violence, but also for the sexual content, which I didn't entirely expect. This film, though very well scripted and acted, is not for kids, under the age of 18. Trust me on this!