Orphan DVD Review
SoHood.com Reviewed by: Lily Lee
Movie Rating:  4.0 out of 5
Extras Rating: 5 out of 5

Overview: The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate’s fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman). Almost as soon as they welcome Esther into their home, however, an alarming series of events begins to unfold, leading Kate to believe that there’s something wrong with Esther–this seemingly angelic little girl is not what she appears to be. Concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther’s sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late-for everyone.

Watching Kate (Vera Farmiga) try to convince her husband John (Peter Sarsgaard) that Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) was a child from hell was a bit nerve-racking at times. I say that because Esther does some coldblooded killings makes the viewer be like ‘c’mon now John’ be smarter but he wasn’t. But Kate figures things out and she kept me interested throughout the film. We get to see a twist at the end when we find out about, who really is Esther? By the way, Isabelle Fuhrman who played Esther did an incredible convincing job of an insane killer. What made this a good film was the script cause it was solid. You can feel sorry and upset at  the same time with Kate’s character cause we see things happening to people and she pretty much sensed the evil in Esther.

The audio and picture on this DVD were fine. There’s a alternate ending which was cool, you guys definitely have to watch it.. I think the film was well done and good enough for you guys to buy it on DVD or Blu-Ray.