“If America hates me, I’ve done my job,”

says Isabelle Fuhrman, the child star of

Friday’s “The Orphan.” Fuhrman plays

9-year-old Esther, a somber, disturbed

little girl whose malicious nature is

unleashed on her adoptive parents, played

by Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard. The

film has raised the ire of adoption

advocates, who claim evil little Esther

gives orphans a bad name.

For Fuhrman, 12, Esther is the biggest

break of her career - and a unique one.

“This is an evil character and most of the

evil children are male; not many are

females,” she said, citing Macaulay Culkin

as “The Good Son” and the devil disguised

as the boy Damien in “The Omen.”

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Esther, who wears oddly formal,

old-fashioned clothes, doesn’t just

manipulate her adoptive family with mind

games and terrorize her siblings. She

murders anyone who gets in her way.

“A lot of people expect me to be this

freaky child who walks around giving this

glare,” Fuhrman said. “But I’m not.”

“I’m supposed to be like that but I

totally am different than Esther. And you

may try to feel sorry for her, but she’s

totally mean.”

How did Fuhrman get inside such a monster?

“The minute I’d get my hair curled and

into my dress I’d transform into her, and

throughout the day I’d be Esther.

Something clicked. Every morning I’d say,

‘Let’s go.’

“Mainly I read the script and talk about

the character with my coach and he lets me

figure out what things I could do that

could make Esther totally different from

me. Some people bite their nails, chew ice

or put their fingers through their hair,”

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ORPHAN - Review:
ORPHAN would seem like another entry into horror’s ‘scary kid’ sub-genre but in reality it draws upon another tried and true plotline, that of the psychotic stranger entering the lives of normal people. We saw the psychotic neighbor in PACIFIC HEIGHTS; the psychotic nanny in THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE; the psychotic new dad in THE STEPFATHER; and countless others. For whatever reason, this is a formula that generally tends to produce a decent film. Perhaps it’s the turn from normalcy into deranged killer that fascinates us so much.

John (Peter Sarsgaard) and Kate (Vera Farmiga) (and boy, were those names an accident or a shot at the annoying reality TV stars) have just lost what would have been their third child due to a miscarriage. Distraught Kate is a recovering alcoholic and it seems that her emotional stability can be gained when they decide to adopt a child. They make the tough decision to adopt an older child, nine year old, Russian-born Esther, who immediately forms a bond with John due to her intelligence and maturity.

Esther also quickly bonds with Max, the couple’s deaf, four year-old daughter, although older son Daniel thinks his new sister is a freak. These types of films all use the same basic structure…At first, all is well in the new household but it’s not long before Esther’s behavior starts giving Kate reason for concern. Kate learns that Esther’s family died in a fire and she was the only survivor, and suspects that the fire was no accident. Kate’s suspicions of Esther only put a wedge between her and John who thinks his new daughter can do no wrong.

Orphan relies on its final reel plot twist but unfortunately the film’s trailer basically gave the twist away. I mean doesn’t anyone check this stuff? Give credit to Isabelle Fuhrman who plays Esther. Just ten years old at the time, Fuhrman is able to pull off a remarkable and chilling transformation. She coolly delivers her lines with a skill that goes far beyond her years. She is the best thing about this film. On the other hand, John is about as dense a father as we’ve seen in film. Even though this girl is a complete stranger John sides with her over his own wife and children…all for the sake of a pretentious conflict with Kate. And are we really supposed to belive that the orphanage was not checking up on Esther UNTIL she was actually adopted? That’s like GM wanting to road test a car after its been sold. Dumb..dumb…dumb.

ORPHAN just proves that even though you don’t have an original plot, strong performances and a couple of small story twists can make all the difference in the world.

Not a whole lot in the extras. The DVD comes with four deleted scenes and an unsettling alternate ending which is actually better than the ending they used. Funny how often directors choose the wrong ending.