The 2009 classic horror film ‘Orphan’ was released 13 years after the prequel film ‘Orphan: First Kill’. This prequel was filmed with one purpose in mind: to tell the story of how Esther escaped from the Estonian asylum and arrived at an American orphanage without being abandoned by anyone.
When ‘Orphan’ was made public in 2009, it was not easy to appear even with forged documents, so this is more controversial story incomplete. But if the girl in her disguise and her family are dead, it all makes sense.
Now, as you can see, the previous tradition filled this hole, which is great, but at what cost?
The fact that they let an actor who is already 25 years old play the role of an 8-year-old again is acceptable for the first audience, but people who have never seen it before will find it very strange.
Then they used real actors as stand-ins to make the backs appear to match the set age, but when the camera switches to the face, we still see the face of a mature woman.
I’m not saying Isabelle Fuhrman’s acting is bad, but first of all, the strangeness shown by the child with the heart of an adult living in it has disappeared, leaving only the appearance of a dwarf to be seen as a child’s antics.
The first half of ‘Orphan: First Kill’ is fine, but Esther enters her new family with a completely predictable plot that feels like it’s just getting started.
For example, it is the mother who is first alerted, and the father does not see this. In one scene, the husband and wife are making love but are interrupted by a jealous Esther, which is exactly the same as at first.
But, along the way, the story takes a surprising turn that makes this prequel completely different.
But unfortunately, that’s the only way this is the only bend in a long, straight road. Everything that follows remains predictable.
There’s too much silliness in ‘Orphan: First Kill’, and the characters generally act unconvincingly, rendering this only surprise worthless.
The far-fetched reasoning of the mistress being by Esther’s side when it is learned that she is dangerous just to keep her husband happy is unbelievable.
She may have underestimated Esther and overestimated herself, but her ultimate plan (to kill Esther while her husband was away on business) was clearly not as good as tackling Esther in the first place.
Not much work was put into characterization, and the film’s default audience had already seen the first one. The new characters are poor, so they can’t be said to be like a family.
Julia Stiles does not have the motherly nature of the original Vera Farmiga, nor the fortitude to protect her family.
The son is a mean character, and the writers don’t seem to know where to take the character.
Overall, ‘Orphan: First Kill’ falls flat in every way. Ironically, some of the stories that aim to be serious feel like comedies.
Especially when you see the death of each character, I guarantee you will really laugh out loud. That’s really funny, ‘Orphan: First Kill’ is suitable as a comedy movie.
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