Dream like ghost story that is beautiful and suspenseful

Rating: 8/10 (20 October 2009)

"The Orphanage" is a chilling film that is beautiful but yet haunting and sad. The story is about Laura and her family returning to the orphanage where she grew up and reopens it for handicap children and everything is going well in till she find her son talking to people that Laura cannot see. While watching this film it was like I was in a dream cause of the atmosphere and camera work, the setting was just perfect. The story is really creepy which starts out kinda slow but builds your tension little by little and it really isn't about those jump scares either. The story makes the audience delve further and further with it's turn of events that are actually quite original. Sound and music work very well too, the film also melds a lot of elements together in a clever and successful manner. This is a horror film that just about any girls and guys can enjoy, it's just a wonderfully crafted ghost story that is also suspenseful. It was creepy and satisfying.
8.6/10