Chilling yet beautiful!

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2008)

I really enjoyed this film. To be honest I didn't find it to be the masterpiece that people are professing it to be but as a ghost story, it's definitely up there with the likes of 'The Innocents' and 'The Others', especially with regards to atmosphere and overall eeriness.
I thought it was brilliantly filmed, from the opening credits, which were great, to the closing scenes and found myself really engrossed by the story. I personally find ghost films to be the scariest kind of horror in that they rely on suspense and atmosphere to frighten as opposed to loud sound effects and jump scares and in that regard, 'The Orphanage' really delivered.
My only complaint was that there were scenes in the film that really built up the suspense but then fell flat and left me wanting more but overall, I was impressed. As far as ghost stories go, this one is up there with the best of them.