The debut feature by young spanish director Juan Antonio Bayona, produced by Guillermo delToro (of Pan's Labyrinth) telling the tale of Laura, a woman who returns to the orphanage where she stayed for a period as a child. She purchases the house, with plans to turn it into a home for disabled children. Everything seems to be going well for Laura, her husband Carlos and their son Simón. However, the horror begins to unfold.
First off, this film somehow reminded of us "The Others" (yeah, the one with nicole kidman), go watch it & figure out why. It's an atmospheric drama of love, loss, sorrow, guilt & the fragility of life that's suspenseful & rather emotional but it's not that horrifying (it's categorized as a horror/suspense/drama movie though), with a few scares now & then. Plus, to us the plot was quite predictable, we just saw them coming for most parts of it but that's just for us, don't take our word for it.
In conclusion, The Orphanage is not bad & it's worth watching.
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