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Orphan

Overview


Genre :

Horror, Thriller

Release Date :

July 24, 2009

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Jaume Collet-Serra

Starring :

Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Lorry Ayers, Margo Martindale, Karel Roden

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..The scares are cheap, the laughs mostly intentional and the ending is a real lulu..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
3 of 4

“..suspense thriller..”
by Tirdad Derakhshani [Philadelphia Inquirer]
1.5 of 4

“..Overlong and overwrought..”
by Moira Macdonald [Seattle Times]
2.5 of 4

“..it's entertaining trash..”
by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
3 of 4

“..comes with a twist..”
by Kevin C. Johnson [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
“..absurd for a dopey "boo" movie..”
by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
3 of 4

“..a thoroughly enjoyable demon-spawn movie..”
by Rafer Guzman [Newsday]
“..A pretty interesting movie..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [Hollywood Reporter]
3.5 of 5

“..a film that knows exactly what it wants to be..”
by Bill Goodykoontz [Arizona Republic]
2 of 4

“..a deliberate index of scary-movie cliches..”
by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]
Review rate : D+
Reviewed by Keith Phipps [Onion AV Club]
Reviewed by Todd McCarthy [Variety]

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