April 18, 2010 - Orphan

Not too bad of a horror flick.

(66) Orphan (2009): This is a fairly effective horror story. It follows a nice path to total destruction by the end of the film, which serves to build up the tension, scene by scene. I will tell you, however, that the bad accent that the young actress who played Esther tries to pull off is very annoying and not done well at all. It's literally all over the Eastern European map. That aside, she's an effective actress and believably creepy. There's a great plot twist near the end that will tie many things together as well as to continue the story to the bitter end.

Not the best horror flick I've ever seen, but far from the worst. Watch it anytime without hesitation.

2 Stars