One of the scariest movie I have ever seen,i'm not kidding!. I forgot what it was like to be scared out of my wits,and it felt good!

Rating: 9/10 (25 December 2009)

I had no expectations what so ever for Orphan when I 1st read the synopsis for it on IMDb,I thought it would be another Omen wannabe|which is highly overrated itself| but what I got was much,much more then that. The film starts off with a creepy and effective hospital sequence,from that point forward it gives you this amazingly slow build up,that will grip you right until the end. It's honestly been a long time coming that i've been able to be frightened,while watching a movie. The characters are all beautiful developed,along with giving us a heroine who is strong,vulnerable,but most importantly,one we can root for in Vera Farmiga. The film's real strength comes from Isabelle Fuhrman. She's scarier then any Damien,and shockingly enough scarier then most of the Horror characters that exist now a days. Whenever she is on screen we feel the fear,we feel the tension. The makeup for Isabelle is truly remarkable. Never have I seen anyone look as frightening as she did in the finale,trust me you'll feel the same way. It's rare that a Horror film is so unpredictable,to be honest I didn't have a clue on what was gonna happen,you really don't see that in Horror films anymore,so I thought that was great.
Performances. Vera Farmiga is one of my favorite current actresses,she is able to provide a great performance,no matter the genre. Here she puts on a captivating show. She is strong,yet vulnerable at the same time. We feel for her loss,we can see the pain she's trying to hide,but she's never unsympathetic,she's able to make us be on her side the whole way. Peter Sarsgaard plays his role well,however I felt he was nothing but a sleaze ball. His character often felt cold and desperate,I could never get into him. Isabelle Fuhrman gives one of the scariest performances of all time. Her performance is hall of fame worthy as far as kid actors go. The 1st time you see her on screen,you will know. CCH Pounder did well with what she had to do,she's always a competent actress. Jimmy Bennett&Aryana Engineer are actually likable kid actors,as a result we are able to care for them.
Bottom Line. Orphan is one of the best Horror films I've seen in sometime. It has all the main ingredients to be an effective Horror film. Be sure to leave the lights on when you spin this in your DVD Player,better yet turn them all off,and scare yourself silly!.Highly recommended.
9/10