| The Orphanage Review |
| by tom elce |
| The Orphanage (2007)
Rating: 4.5 / 5
Reviewed by Tom Elce
Director: Juan Antonio Bayona
Cast: Belén Rueda, Fernando Cayo, Roger Príncep, Mabel Rivera,
Montserrat Carulla, Andrés Gertrúdix, Alejandro Campos, Edgar Vivar,
Geraldine Chaplin
MPAA Rating:...more |
| The Orphanage Review |
| by [email protected] |
| More "The Devil's Backbone" than "Pan's Labyrinth," "The Orphanage"
("El Orfanato") is a spooky Spanish-language ghost story with more than
a passing nod towards those--and other--fine films of director Guillermo
del Toro. Del Toro serves as...more |
| The Orphanage Review |
| by Mark R. Leeper |
| CAPSULE: Juan Antonio Bayona's Spanish-language film
THE ORPHANAGE is a very intense ghost story, expertly
filmed, but the writing lets down the rest of the film.
There are bits from several successful horror films,...more |
