I absolutely loved the original Orphan film so was excited to revisit the character in this prequel.
After half an hour or so I was a tad underwhelmed as things felt fairly similar to that first film.
However ... an absolutely deranged and outlandish twist sends things in a very bold direction which I thoroughly enjoyed. I was not expecting it at all and it made for a truly wild and intriguing second half of this film.
I do think they could have played on this a little more and shortened the pre-twist antics to strengthen the post twist antics, but still, a real treat.
The de-aging technology or whatever they used worked really well on Isabella Fuhrman and didn't break the illusion at all. Julia Stiles was on fire in a very interesting role.
One criticism however is that for large sections of the film the picture had a smoky and murky quality which made certain sections seem out of focus and I really didn't enjoy this.
Overall though this film is an absolute blast. Fans of the first Orphan film will love this I'm sure. Despite the fact that for a horror film its never particularly scary, the killer twist and deliciously deranged second half make for one hell of a ride.
