Great thriller - without divine mystics or similar

Rating: 8/10 (21 November 2012)

I was a bit hesitant to watch this movie as I am not very fond of evil governed by supernatural characteristics or if something bad happens just in someone's minds and senses. But as I have admired Vera Farmiga's appearance and performance, I thought that the result could not be awful or numb either. To my surprise, the movie was great: thrilling, logically motivated, smoothly running with many unexpected scenes.
Apart from Farmiga as the mother Kate Coleman, the other great role is performed Isabelle Fuhrman as Esther - an awkward and gifted girl adopted by the Colemans - who triggers the sequence of varied events in and around the family. I was also astonished that the plot has connections with my motherland Estonia, and the Estonian language is spoken and read - quite a rare thing in Hollywood movies.
After seeing the movie, I was wondering how many viewers keen on adoption changed their mind afterward or at least had second thoughts...