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Orphan: First Kill eventually veers away from horror to become more of a cat & mouse thriller once every character’s cards are on the table, which I suppose was inevitable. Esther is still an unnerving creation, but her power to instill true dread ended with the first film, so pitting her against even worse foils takes this story in an unexpected and interesting direction. The scenario also lends itself to some welcome bits of black comedy.
I suppose video voyeurs might be disappointed to learn that, despite a few flashy dance numbers and a bit o’ lap grinding, the only explicit nudity comes courtesy of a guy who nosedives from a balcony.
Make no mistake this is a Western, the Liotta character is a stock Western character, an evil man who runs a town cause everyone is too scared to stand up to him. I think why this film didn’t do well is that it’s different it’s billed as a thriller but it’s a very slow paced film and it’s more about character. It’s an uneven film but i do like some of the characters, Anthony Hopkins is very good here as a guy who does things and says things but we don’t really know why, it’s hard to do films about quiet men cause we have to guess so much about them.
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