Orphan: First Kill

Orphan: First Kill

After escaping from an Estonian psychiatric facility, Leena Klammer travels to America by impersonating Esther, the missing daughter of a wealthy family. But when her mask starts to slip, she is put against a mother who will protect her family from the murderous “child” at any cost.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 120 minutes
  • Genre: Crime, Drama, Horror
  • Stars: Isabelle Fuhrman, Julia Stiles, Rossif Sutherland, Sarah Luby, Hiro Kanagawa, Stephanie Sy, Erik Athavale, Jade Michael, Lauren Cochrane, Matthew Finlan, Kristen Sawatzky, Kennedy Irwin, Alec Carlos, Parker Bohotchuk, Gwendolyn Collins, Samantha Walkes, David Brown, Jeff Strome, Andrea del Campo, Alicia Johnston, Liam Stewart-Kanigan, Maxwell Nelson, Bradley Sawatzky, Marina Stephenson Kerr, Sharon Bajer, Maxine Sanders, Sadie Lee, Fred Tatasciore, Adam Hurtig, Morgan Easton-Fitzgerald, Dennis Scullard
  • Director: William Brent Bell
 Comments
  • oliverweilguny - 4 March 2024
    Hardly to believe
    As I remembered the original title, I was critical to this prequel.

    First of all I have to say, that it's so hardly to watch the actress without concerning the age difference.

    The "girl" looks like a aduld woman and the reason to that is, that the actress is like 22 years old in this movie. The original casts the same actress, but she is like 12 years old in the original from 2009. Ten Years later you cast the same actress for the prequel and want to tell the audience, that this is the "prequel" - very hardly to believe.

    The story is the average story from the original, just withour the nice drive of originality. 2009 this was something new, but this doesn't work for me in the prequel anymore.

    After one hour passes the movie gets a twist, which is so ridiculous in my eyes , that it hard to watch the movie until the end.

    All in all I'm a little dissapointed. M3gan did a better job in my opinion.
  • glangovits - 1 September 2023
    Not good.
    First of all, Estonia does not have mountains. Film makers should really do some research on different countries and landscapes before filming. And what language are they speaking? That doesn't sound like estonian at all, terrible accent and basically unrecognizable. Is it really so difficult to hire an actual estonian for the job? Seriously, most estonians would do it for free, just to be included in the film. Plus, the actress looks a bit old for it to be a prequel... in "Indiana Jones" they managed to make Harrison Ford look 40 years younger. So, overall, this movie was a big disappointment.
  • matsumc - 19 June 2023
    Truly moronic writing
    This movie has been solidified in my list of the worst movies I've ever seen. I'm so confused how it could be this bad?

    You expect us to believe a mom decided to keep a murderous psychopath in the house JUST to keep her husband happy? Nobody was making her do that.. Esther didn't blackmail her or anything.. and it didn't seem like her intention to raise this fake daughter for the rest of her life.. so her plan was to give it some time and then have Esther die somehow? So now having the dad go through his daughter getting kidnapped, found, then die is better than the truth that some woman was faking things to trick them? When the whole point was to keep him happy? It's not like having the dad find out Esther was a fraud would suddenly reveal their secret.. IT WASN'T BLACKMAIL. Do these writers not understand that Tricia didn't have to tell Esther anything about what she and her son did....

    I have no words to describe this storyline other than purely moronic. It's that stupid. Who are these writers? I'm concerned for their mental well-being... the utter stupidity is actually offensive.
  • kafkas-hanna - 27 December 2022
    Haters will be hatin'
    Nothing wrong with this movie. It lives up to the first one, but delivers a whole new story on the origin of Esther. It could have gone a little deeper so we'd know more about her dark past, how she came to be this way. But I was entertained all throughout the movie. I consider myself a movie buff and I'm particularly into the horror genre. Granted it wasn't that scary, but definitely something to watch on a Friday evening. I think the actors were all right. The brother was too stereotypically the American despot big brother, and the father wasn't that "believable" as a father. But the mother, who let's face it, had a bigger impact on the story, was great. I loved the plot twist and so will you. People expect special effects up the wazo these days, just enjoy this thriller-horrer for what it is. Not as good as number one, but still kinda cool.
  • marl-4 - 1 December 2022
    Great prequel
    I sometimes think that some reviewers give bad ratings just to satisfy some inner urge to criticise. Having watched Orphan, I knew the type of lunatic Esther was. Throughout this movie, I was on the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. The suspense was painful and you just knew at all times that things were gong to happen, but this time much of what was anticipated did not occur. That alone gave it the right to 9 stars. The acting was great and the twists were not foreseeable. Much like the prequels to the Hannibal Lecter movies, you were always waiting for IT to happen. All round goof suspenseful movie.
  • athanasiosze - 4 November 2022
    5.2/10. Watchable but not recommended
    No doubt, this is not a good movie. The script is laughable. From the beginning to end, i couldn't believe anything that happened, zombie movies are more convincing. And i liked a lot the first movie (ORPHAN), i am not looking for plot holes when i watch a thriller or a horror movie. Stiles and Fuhrman did the best they could given that they hadn't a good script.

    This is a dumb movie. And when the twist happened, it became even dumber and more unplausible. However, it became also more entertaining, hence the 5 stars. There are better movies than this which i rated it lower because i didn't enjoy them. But, this was enjoyable. I watched it to the end rooting for our (anti-)heroine. At some time, this movie became unintentionally funny and i didn't mind it. If you are looking for some mindless fun, watch it. If not, don't.
  • josephchidlaw - 23 October 2022
    Most stupid film ever
    This film is insanely bad. Like you could see every bit coming, so predictable and stupid. It makes absolutely no sense and you start laughing whilst watching it because the character are magically so stupid in the big moments before they die.. trash. Avoid. Okay so apparently the review is too short but honestly there was nothing more to write as the film is so stupid. It's like a slasher movie mixed with scary movie slapstick deaths... the only thing that is remotely good is the main characters acting, but even her motives make no sense. It's just mindless and stupid and it's no way bear as good is psychological as the first one.