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.^ Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard are what help elevate the film’s quality.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
^ Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Famiga appear in a scene from "Orphan."
^ (WARNER BROS) Isabelle Fuhrman stalks Aryana Engineer in "Orphan" Make a movie, annoy an interest group.- Is `Orphan' unfair to orphans? - NJ.com 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.nj.com [Source type: General]
.^ Film Review: This 'Orphan' Is a Cynical, Shameful Failure It's hard to know where -- and with whom -- to begin when assessing the depraved, worthless piece of filth that is "Orphan," a high-gloss horror show about a well-meaning couple who bring home a 9-year-old girl to join their family, only to discover, way too late, that she's a homicidal psychopath.- 'Orphan' scores home run: VIDEO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Such an opening, so raw before the scary little orphan ever arrives, sets a psychologically dark tone for the film- a bold move when a nine-year-old Russian girl will soon be killing people.- REVIEW: ORPHAN 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC chud.com [Source type: General]
^ And this is a pity; the child star, Isabelle Fuhrman, is excellent as the troubled 9-year-old Esther.- Orphan | reviews Movie Reviews, Movie Trailers and Photos, Hollywood Obituaries 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.einsiders.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ DiCaprio Produces an Orphan .- Orphan - Screenrush.co.uk 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.screenrush.co.uk [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ 'Riding Hood' gets Gothic twist Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way banner is developing a Gothic reimagining of "Little Red Riding Hood" with screenwriter David Leslie Johnson.- 'Orphan' scores home run: VIDEO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Jaume Collet-Serra, who helmed Dark Castle's latest production, "Orphan," is directing; Joel Silver is producing.- 'Orphan' scores home run: VIDEO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[2] The film was released theatrically in the United States on July 24, 2009.
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Plot
.^ Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard are what help elevate the film’s quality.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
^ Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard star respectively as Kate and John Coleman, a loving couple with a "Guitar Hero"-loving son, Daniel (Jimmy Bennett) and a barely-six-years-old deaf daughter Maxine (Aryana Engineer, armed with a smile that could melt ice).
^ We quickly learn that this bad dream is based on Kate’s reality; she and her husband John (Peter Sarsgaard) have been trying and failing to have a third child, and are going the adoption route instead.- Two looks at ORPHAN (Film Review) 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.fangoria.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ The recovering-addict Kate is not the only one who has failed in her responsibilities as a wife and mother.
.^ And this is a pity; the child star, Isabelle Fuhrman, is excellent as the troubled 9-year-old Esther.- Orphan | reviews Movie Reviews, Movie Trailers and Photos, Hollywood Obituaries 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.einsiders.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Rather than simply dumping a disruptive child into the heart of a happy family, it shows how grieving ex-alcoholic Kate ( Vera Farmiga ) and her architect husband John (Peter Saarsgard) – whose third child was stillborn – introduce a nine-year-old Russian orphan, Esther ( Isabelle Fuhrman , right), into their nest.- Orphan Review. Movie Reviews - Film - Time Out London 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.timeout.com [Source type: General]
^ They find just who theyre looking for at a Catholic orphanage, where John strikes up a quick rapport with Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), a Russian immigrant with prodigious talents as a painter, a battered Bible under her arm, and a penchant for singing Glory of Love.
.^ John and Kate Coleman (Peter Sarsgaard and Farmiga) have two children, Daniel (Jimmy Bennett) and Max (Aryana Engineer); Max is deaf.
^ Aryana Engineer in her screen debut as the deaf little sister Max is adorable and almost steals the show in every scene.- Orphan: Movie Showtimes and Reviews on washingtonpost.com 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard star respectively as Kate and John Coleman, a loving couple with a "Guitar Hero"-loving son, Daniel (Jimmy Bennett) and a barely-six-years-old deaf daughter Maxine (Aryana Engineer, armed with a smile that could melt ice).
.^ While John remains convinced of Esther’s innocence, Kate becomes ever more suspicious and the two younger kids, now threatened at knifepoint by their new sister, begin to believe they are living with a member of the junior Russian mafia.- Orphan - The Irish Times - Fri, Aug 07, 2009 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.irishtimes.com [Source type: General]
^ My knowledge base is more recent than that.- Is `Orphan' unfair to orphans? - NJ.com 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.nj.com [Source type: General]
^ At the end, Kate tells him that she’s tired of connecting the dots for him; she had more patience than the average person.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
.^ Trouble has a way of finding her, Sister Abigail (CCH Pounder), who runs the school for girls, tells the Colemans.
^ The Colemans welcome Esther into their home, and right from the start, things dont go according to plan.
^ Upon entering the orphanage, John hears singing which lures him into the company of Esther.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
Esther overhears this and later kills Sister Abigail by bludgeoning her with hammer. She convinces Max to help her get rid of the body and they hide the weapon in the treehouse, which Daniel witnesses.
.^ Esther attempts to kill both of her siblings on several occasions, threatens to castrate the brother ("I'll cut your ...- Orphan Movie Spoiler 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.mahalo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ A child is threatened to stay quiet or his “pr_ck” will be cut off before he knew what it was for.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
.^ 'Orphan': 'Orphan' has an envelope-pushing twist: PHOTO Midway through the loopy horror yarn Orphan , the adoptive parents of little 9-year-old Esther are told that "trouble has a way of finding" their little Russian moppet.- 'Orphan' scores home run: VIDEO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.^ While John remains convinced of Esther’s innocence, Kate becomes ever more suspicious and the two younger kids, now threatened at knifepoint by their new sister, begin to believe they are living with a member of the junior Russian mafia.- Orphan - The Irish Times - Fri, Aug 07, 2009 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.irishtimes.com [Source type: General]
^ Over and over, Kate expresses her concerns about Esther, and John remains oblivious.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
On Esther's first day back at school, she slips Kate's SUV into neutral, nearly killing Max. Badly shaken, Kate buys two bottles of wine, but at the last minute pours one of them down the drain and leaves the other full.
.^ In fact, everyone in the household has some sort of weak spot for Esther to exploit: John once had an affair and Kate struggled with a drinking problem that almost led to a tragedy involving Max.- Two looks at ORPHAN (Film Review) 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.fangoria.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Not realizing they’re characters in a horror film, Kate and John ignore these obvious warning signs that all is not right with Esther, and decide to bring her into their home.- Two looks at ORPHAN (Film Review) 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.fangoria.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
After John produces the other bottle Kate bought the night before, he threatens to leave her unless she gets help.
Daniel decides to get the hammer used to kill sister Abigail and go to the police.
.^ Once they bring her home, however, Esther has her own mysterious agenda and sets out to hurt, co-opt and punish The Colemans.- Two looks at ORPHAN (Film Review) 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.fangoria.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Esther tries to finish him off but Max shoves her out of the way just in time.
.^ Upon entering the orphanage, John hears singing which lures him into the company of Esther.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
^ Jackson Anesthetic in Operating Rooms: Killed Him?- Movie Reviews: Orphan: PHOTO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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.^ Once Kate joins them, the connection is immediate, with Esther seeming far wiser than her nine years.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
.^ Part of the twist is that Esther tries to seduce John.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
^ We quickly learn that this bad dream is based on Kate’s reality; she and her husband John (Peter Sarsgaard) have been trying and failing to have a third child, and are going the adoption route instead.- Two looks at ORPHAN (Film Review) 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.fangoria.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Upon entering the orphanage, John hears singing which lures him into the company of Esther.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
Esther, angry and hurt at being spurned, ransacks her room and stabs John. Max sees this and hides in her laundry hamper. As Kate is coming out of sedation, she gets a call from the Saarne Institute's director, Dr. Värava (Karel Roden), who reveals that Esther is actually a 33-year-old woman named Leena Klammer. She has
hypopituitarism, a disorder that stunted her physical growth, and has spent most of her life posing as a little girl. The doctor tells Kate that Leena is dangerously psychopathic. Kate rushes home, only to find John has been stabbed. Leena shoots Kate in the arm before she goes to search for Max.
Kate follows Leena outside to a frozen pond where they struggle and Max watches from a hill above the pond. She maneuvers herself to grab the gun that was dropped during the chase. When she tries to shoot Leena, Max misfires and shoots the ice instead, causing Kate and Leena fall in. Kate crawls out of the hole, followed by Leena, who begs for her life while hiding a knife behind her back.
.^ After Jessica’s death, Kate becomes an alcoholic and almost loses her other daughter Max when she falls into the pond.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
Max and Kate leave.
Production
Release
Controversy
The film's content, depicting a murderous adopted person, was not well received by the adoption community.
[4] .^ A mother of two adopted children had been horrified that promotional trailers for the movie were accompanied by a voice-over which ominously stated: "It must be difficult to love an adopted child as much as your own."- 'Orphan' scores home run: VIDEO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ In any case I still don't think you've made your point, and are misreading mine.- Is `Orphan' unfair to orphans? - NJ.com 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.nj.com [Source type: General]
^ I don't know, I guess the theory (based solely on the trailer) was panic that people everywhere would see that adopting an older child comes with risks, and therefore these kids would be even harder to place.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
[5] Melissa Fay Greene of
The Daily Beast commented:
"The movie
Orphan comes directly from this unexamined place in popular culture. Esther’s shadowy past includes Eastern Europe (small country named
Estonia); she appears normal and sweet, but quickly turns violent and cruel, especially toward her mother. These are clichés. This is the baggage with which we saddle abandoned, orphaned, or disabled children given a fresh start at family life."
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Reception
.^ Adoption Groups To Protest Orphan: PHOTO Will Orphan, the horror movie that opens this week, instill a terror of adopting a child into the hearts and minds of potential adoption families?- 'Orphan' scores home run: VIDEO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Problem child: PHOTO HOLLYWOOD • Warner Brothers knew it had a potential problem with Orphan several weeks ago when Facebook entered the debate over its new horror thriller.- 'Orphan' scores home run: VIDEO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ New psycho thriller Orphan Jaume Collet-Serra is set to scare audiences again with his horror movie 'Orphan'.- Movie Reviews: Orphan: PHOTO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[8] Roger Ebert of the
Chicago Sun-Times gave
Orphan 3½ stars out of 4, writing: "You want a good horror film about a child from hell, you got one."
[9] Mick LaSalle of the
San Francisco Chronicle also gave a positive review, saying: "
Orphan provides everything you might expect in a psycho-child thriller, but with such excess and exuberance that it still has the power to surprise."
[10]
Todd McCarthy, of
Variety, was less impressed, writing: "Teasingly enjoyable rubbish through the first hour,
Orphan becomes genuine trash during its protracted second half."
[11] Manohla Dargis of
The New York Times wrote, "Actors have to eat like the rest of us, if evidently not as much, but you still have to wonder how the independent film mainstays
Vera Farmiga and
Peter Sarsgaard ended up wading through
Orphan and, for the most part, not laughing."
[12] Owen Gleiberman of
Entertainment Weekly gave the film a D+ score, saying, "
Orphan isn't scary — it's garish and plodding."
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.^ Sadly, the over-promoted horror flick Orphan bombed big time this weekend, with the scary movie...- Movie Reviews: Orphan: PHOTO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
[16] .^ Orphan” movie that’s set to release this Friday July 24,2009 has stirred up a frenzy among America’s adoption community,according to reports.- 'Orphan' scores home run: VIDEO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Movie Reviews: Orphan: PHOTO Orphan movie boosted by weather Orphan hits cinemas An interview with the makers of Orphan This 'Orphan' Is a Shameful Failure .- Movie Reviews: Orphan: PHOTO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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[17] And according to Keith Phipps from
The A.V. Club, "If director Jaume Collet-Serra set out to make a parody of horror-film clichés, he succeeded brilliantly."
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.^ See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news Horror films rarely are screened for critics -- let alone get positive reviews from them.- Movie Reviews: Orphan: PHOTO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Usually child actors are painful to watch, but 12- year-old Isabelle Fuhrman gives a terrifying performance that is worthy of praise.- Orphan: Movie Showtimes and Reviews on washingtonpost.com 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.washingtonpost.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
Emanuel Levy said of Fuhrman "acquites herself with a strong performance, affecting a rather convincing Russian accent and executing sheer evil with an admirable degree of calm and earnestness."
[15] .^ (WARNER BROS) Isabelle Fuhrman stalks Aryana Engineer in "Orphan" Make a movie, annoy an interest group.- Is `Orphan' unfair to orphans? - NJ.com 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.nj.com [Source type: General]
[11] Mick LaSalle continues in that Fuhrman "steals the show" and that she "injects nuance into this portrayal, as well as an arch spirit."
[10] And as said by Roger Ebert, she "is not going to be convincing as a nice child for a long, long time."
[9]
.^ Harry Potter/Half-Blood Prince (WBr) $9.5M today & probably $30M weekend.- Movie Reviews: Orphan: PHOTO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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^ Box Office Guru Preview: Ugly Truth and G-Force Battle Potter: PHOTO As Harry Potter inches closer to graduating wizard school, the box office prince will face three new releases opening on Friday each targeting its own specific audience.- 'Orphan' scores home run: VIDEO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
^ Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer 's 3-D animated G-Force is projected to earn over $30 million during its opening weekend, securing the PG film the #1 spot.- Movie Reviews: Orphan: PHOTO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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As of September 9, 2009 the film has grossed a total of $53,243,687.
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Awards and nominations
Award |
Year |
Category |
Result |
Cast/Crew |
Teen Choice Awards |
2009 |
Choice Summer Movie: Drama |
Nominated |
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Home media
.^ Watch Orphan Movie Online: PHOTO Watch Orphan Movie Online Get to watch the movie thats bound to be released this friday july 24, 2009.- Movie Reviews: Orphan: PHOTO - Orphan Gossip 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC celebrifi.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
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^ Year of Release: 2009 USA Release: July 24, 2009 (wide—2,600 theaters) Relevant Issues Orphans in the Bible .- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
It was released on DVD & Blu-ray in the UK on November 27 by Optimum Releasing. Just includes Alternate Scenes and Footage, and one Alternate Ending which marketed in the DVD cover.
.^ Once Kate joins them, the connection is immediate, with Esther seeming far wiser than her nine years.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
^ At the end, Kate tells him that she’s tired of connecting the dots for him; she had more patience than the average person.- Orphan (2009) …review and/or viewer comments - Christian Spotlight™ on the Movies - ChristianAnswers.Net 18 September 2009 8:18 UTC www.christiananswers.net [Source type: General]
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