“The Orphanage:” A PeaceBang Review

This film by Guillermo Del Toro (who did “Pan’s Labyrinth”) was truly scary and has lingered with me since we saw it a few nights ago. The acting is terrific, the sets and cinematography gorgeous, and the screenplay is deeply disturbing. It’s the kind of movie where, the day after you see it, you’ll be calling the person you saw it with at work and saying things like, “Do you think she killed him, or would you really blame the ghost? Or was it ultimately the mother of the ghost, would you say?” And then you’ll talk about it and then you’ll say, “I’m afraid to go upstairs. When are you coming home?” And the other person won’t even think that’s ridiculous, because he’s been kind of afraid to go to the basement at work all day himself.
Just leave lots of room to think about everything […]