Comments on: Review: The Orphanage http://gatewaycinephiles.com/2008/01/19/review-the-orphanage/ Appreciation and Criticism of Cinema Through Heartland Eyes Sat, 25 May 2013 22:36:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Brian http://gatewaycinephiles.com/2008/01/19/review-the-orphanage/comment-page-1/#comment-40764 Brian Thu, 09 Sep 2010 13:41:15 +0000 http://gatewaycinephiles.com/2008/01/19/review-the-orphanage/#comment-40764 Although there might have been some holes in this plot I thought it held together very well and they were minor. The "twist-ish" ending didn't feel like the contrived "Twist" endings that M. Night Shyamalan is so infamous for. The ending was a bit tough for me, but now that I'm a parent it seems I can hardly watch anything with children in peril and not be distracted by it. It was so sad but also so sweet; regardless of whether it was real or imagined. I very much enjoyed this movie. When I went up to check on the boys before bed, however, it made me just a little more aware of how happy I was to see them sleeping safe and sound in their beds. Although there might have been some holes in this plot I thought it held together very well and they were minor. The “twist-ish” ending didn’t feel like the contrived “Twist” endings that M. Night Shyamalan is so infamous for.

The ending was a bit tough for me, but now that I’m a parent it seems I can hardly watch anything with children in peril and not be distracted by it. It was so sad but also so sweet; regardless of whether it was real or imagined.

I very much enjoyed this movie. When I went up to check on the boys before bed, however, it made me just a little more aware of how happy I was to see them sleeping safe and sound in their beds.

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