The Orphanage

The Orphanage

"The Orphanage" was really freaking creepy. I went into the theatre thinking I wasn't going to enjoy myself very much. I even left the theatre thinking I didn't like it all that much, but then I couldn't stop thinking about it. After it sunk in a bit, I really actually enjoyed the film. It's made by the same man who directed "Pan's Labrynth." "The Orphanage" and "Pan's Labrynth" are both Spanish films, so if you have an aversion to subtitles, this isn't the movie for you. This film is essentially about a horrible crime that was committed on the grounds of an orphanage many years ago and how the consequences of that action rippled through time to affect a woman who was an orphan at that orphanage a good 20 to 30 years before. Despite it's creepiness, the film had a nice ending...sort of. ;)

The Orphanage is rated R. I certainly wouldn't take young kids to this movie. It's bound to give them nightmares. I wouldn't recommend it to people with heart conditions either. It nearly gave me a heart attack and my heart is as healthy as can be.