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- 2022
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 39 m
- 2022
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 39 m
Summary Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Yet, an unexpected twist arises that pits her against a mother wh...
Directed By: William Brent Bell
- 2022
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 39 m
- 2022
- R
- Amazon Prime Video
- 1 h 39 m
Orphan: First Kill
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6.0
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Summary Esther’s terrifying saga continues in this thrilling prequel to the original and shocking horror hit, Orphan. After orchestrating a brilliant escape from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Esther travels to America by impersonating the missing daughter of a wealthy family. Yet, an unexpected twist arises that pits her against a mother wh...
Directed By: William Brent Bell
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
54
41% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
48% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
11% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 27 Critic Reviews
54
41% Positive
11 Reviews
11 Reviews
48% Mixed
13 Reviews
13 Reviews
11% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
Orphan: First Kill is a tremendously clever slasher that has fun with, and lives up to, its absurd premise.
Plenty of blood splatter brutality throughout Orphan: First Kill will satisfy gore hounds looking for their next fix. Bell, who previously directed the similarly themed The Boy and grizzly werewolf film Wer, proves to be a deft hand at creating tension without resorting to cheap jump scares.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 54 User Ratings
6.0
44% Positive
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
41% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
15% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 54 User Ratings
6.0
44% Positive
24 Ratings
24 Ratings
41% Mixed
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
15% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
good movie, very good history, the movie has a couple of plot twist totally unexpected and you have your mouth open, totally recommended
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Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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What makes Orphan: First Kill worthwhile is that it acknowledges the original before taking a hard left turn into overblown soapy madness. The modern gothic of the first film transforms here into a perfectly fitting explosion of operatic schlock.
Each time Fuhrman is obviously switched out or Julia Stiles is clearly stood on a box the B-movie hokeyness is utterly hilarious. That fun is only enhanced by the complete seriousness with which each actor is performing their part, particularly the cat-and-mouse duologues that Stiles and Fuhrman practically spit at each other.
David Coggeshall's script has more than a few tricks up its sleeve, including some jaw-dropping twists that I will confess I did not see coming. It makes sense — the first film had a jaw-dropping twist too, after all. The twist feels fresh and exciting here, and changes the entire film in a way that's wickedly enjoyable.
Orphan: First Kill only merits viewing if it is a viewer’s first exposure to the series. For anyone else, a rewatch of the original ought to do – it holds up remarkably well on repeat viewing.
William Brent Bell’s film proves that not every horror concept has the potential to be franchised.
Is a 2022 horror film. It goes back to the film made in 2009. In the first movie, the girl who was taken home, I wonder if she was the devil or something, the appearance of a 30-year-old woman shocked the audience. But in this movie, you played the same person in the past tense more than in the first one. You can't feed this woman to anyone because she's 10 years old. If the ending is as I wish, there is no surprise that this time it will not be the first film. But there was actually the change in the family that I wished for while watching. Does the film meet expectations? Absolutely no. Is it monitored? It is monitored.
There are no explicit scenes in the film, but there is a love scene.
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Not bad. Even though this film is reviewed better than the original I actually don't agree with that. I found the first one more enjoyable, but with that said this still has some great moments, great acting and still that twist you don't see coming.
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If you liked the first one, you will NOT like this. The actor playing Esther can't pass off as anything but an adult with her face, they should have recast her. Even my gf who didn't watch the first one said "that's an adult".
The story becomes needlessly convoluted and contrived during the second act. Instead of making a Mr. Brookes style movie, which I would have liked to see, they make this ridiculous attempt to make Esther seem just a bit less psycho and justified.
Either you go all in with your story or you don't make it. This is another example of prequels we did not need. 99.99% of prequels should never have been made.
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Unnecessary prequel for an already great movie. the first one said whatever needed to be said, and there was no need to go into the details of Esther's life and past.
the changes in the main character, throughout time, are so dramatic and evident that it makes it impossible for the viewer to believe that this Esther is even younger than the original Esther! so, that's one huge negative point for the film.
The story is lame and completely predictable. the only twist in the story is with the mother and her information. Whereas, the original film had many twists and scary scenes that made it so enjoyable to watch.
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Awards
Golden Scythe Horror Awards
• 9 Nominations
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 2 Nominations
