The Orphanage

Picturehouse Entertainment | Release Date: December 28, 2007

7.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 214 Ratings

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TravisCJan 9, 2008

The movie was okay, but not that frightening nor original. Relied too heavily on schlocky music to induce a sense of fear. Worth seeing, but hardly award-worthy.

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NW.May 17, 2008

I was honestly a bit disappointed with this... I think I went in with high expectations, and more of a Guillermo Del Toro touch. Definitely had the atmosphere, but I was hoping for more frights.

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KatieM.Dec 30, 2007

The movie was enjoyable, but did not contribute anything new to the genre. The plot, resolution, and underlying themes--corruption or perversion of childhood, redemption of mother's love--reminded me of recent American J-Horror The movie was enjoyable, but did not contribute anything new to the genre. The plot, resolution, and underlying themes--corruption or perversion of childhood, redemption of mother's love--reminded me of recent American J-Horror adaptations such as The Ring and Dark Water. Also, a lot of the "scares" were more unintentionally comedic than actually scary. Overall a "good" film, but don't leave to go to the restroom--you may miss one of the two critical explanatory scenes (without them, the story really doesn't make sense).… Expand

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Meth-dudeNov 8, 2018

The acting was great, the visuals were interesting, the story was intriguing and the first half of the movie is genuinely atmospheric and scary. Unfortunately, during the last half of the movie, it becomes cliché and predictable, the tenseThe acting was great, the visuals were interesting, the story was intriguing and the first half of the movie is genuinely atmospheric and scary. Unfortunately, during the last half of the movie, it becomes cliché and predictable, the tense atmosphere goes way and the ending was disappointing to say the least. It's not a bad horror flick and if you're interested in ghost movies you might like it, but don't expect anything mind blowing.… Expand

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JLuis_001Feb 6, 2018

When this film was released in Mexico it was widely publicized with Guillermo del Toro's name, so a lot of people believed the film was actually his and therefore when they saw it they faced their expectations with something they weren'tWhen this film was released in Mexico it was widely publicized with Guillermo del Toro's name, so a lot of people believed the film was actually his and therefore when they saw it they faced their expectations with something they weren't expecting and many people I know were disappointed by the final result.

Personally I think the film has a fairly respectable quality, but the script mixes too many elements and many times those elements borders the implausible and credible and while the tension that Bayona prints to his story is appropriate and convenient the ending feels rushed and anti-climatic but in general I think The Orphanage is not a bad choice.… Expand

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