Creepy

Rating: 8/10 (11 March 2008)

A woman and her family (husband and young son) buy an old disused orphanage. The woman lived there as a kid and wants to return the orphanage to its former glory by reopening it as a safe shelter for disabled children. As they are living there her sons imagination starts running wilder and wilder and by soon he has a number of imaginary friends. Soon after the trouble gets even worse and it is clear that there are more things happening than meet the eye.
Combining a touch of drama with a good bit of mystery and a hint of horror is a dangerous thing, but this film proves that it can be done and can be done with style. The scenery is great - a spooky old house, the waves crashing onto the beach, a broken down playground, etcetera - combine into a well designed image that make the effects of the film stronger. The touching on the grim reality inside orphanages in the past adds to this too.
The film asks a lot of questions and answers only a few of them. In the end one is left with one big one: what is real? And in reality it doesn't matter: either way you look at it it works out. And that is what makes the film so well, it has gone the distance and made a story and explanation that adds up for both the cynics and the believers.
8 out of 10 horrific events