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Orfanato, El (2007)

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NEW YORK -- This Spanish supernatural thriller begins interestingly and finishes intriguingly. But what lies between drags because the film lacks a driving story line.

The muddy middle means that The Orphanage doesn't live up to the eerie promise of its early scenes -- even though a sustained performance by Belen Rueda as a distressed mother goes a long way to paper over the cracks.

Orphanage... Read the full review and more at hollywoodreporter.com.

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