Skillfully crafted but came up short.

Rating: 7/10 (18 November 2019)

A skillfully crafted chiller from spain. Very well directed, acted and with a creepy atmosphere (rather than scary). G.Del Toro relies heavily on stylish visuals but the core of the plot was not as strong as say 'The Woman in Black', or especially 'The Others'. You won't come across to many bad reviews to this but 'The Orphanage' sort of misses something (that I can't really define). One to re-visit at a later stage i guess and my review is still a recommendation.