Review: Orphan

Orphan, follows what happens when a couple adopts a nine year old girl named Esther. We soon find out as the movie's tag line implies that there is something seriously wrong with Esther. At first subtle incidents occur which makes the audience wonder about the mental stability of Esther. Soon the couple that adopted her are pitted against each other and elements of their past are revealed. By the end of the movie we realize that Esther is seriously twisted, more twisted than you could ever guess.

The movie itself has a lot of redeeming qualities. I was rarely ever bored and I was always wondering about whatever would happen next. I will be honest, I try to figure out these types of movies and whats going on before the end. I can usually predict what happens next, with this movie though, I couldn't. I was actually pleasantly surprised with the movie. As stated above, I could not have predicted what the true cause for Esther's behavior was, and most likely you will not be able to either.

With most movies though, you do have some bad elements. I mostly don't have a complaint about the movie itself, but with the way the movie was marketed. Orphan is marketed as a horror film, but I am here to say that it is not. It is a mix between a really bad day and a psychological thriller. This film is okay for even the biggest scaredy cats.

Overall, Orphan presented itself well and didn't feel like a colossal waste of time. If you are brave enough you should definitely.......................

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Review: Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince

This is a review written by our PR Director, Joshua.

The latest of the Harry Potter series, Half Blood Prince, was comical yet it expressed the dangers of being the “the boy who lived.” Half Blood Prince arrived in theatres on Wednesday, July 15 and the fans of the series arrived at theatres Tuesday night shortly before the clock struck midnight to break the Dark Knight’s and all previous midnight showing records.

Harry Potter arrives at Hogwarts to advance his mediocre magic skills in attempt to fight the rise of the dark arts. He who must not be named rise to power has created fear in the “muggle” community who can’t determine the cause of mysterious deaths and out of the ordinary catastrophic events. The wizarding world, aware of these events and who’s behind them, enters a state of fear. Protecting themselves is more important then ever as this world recognizes Voldemort’s return.

The magical school’s headmaster, Dumbledore, has surprises in store for Harry as he takes him into the depths of the dark arts and tells Harry how he must survive against Voldemort. Equipped with this knowledge and the support of his best friends, Ron and Hermione, Harry is preparing for storm. Multiple encounters with the “Dark Lord” and to have survived everyone, the wizarding world is calling Harry Potter, not only the boy who lived, but the “Chosen One.”

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Review - Public Enemies

It is rare to feel blown away by a movie. Many movies are good but few seem like instant classics right there in the theatre. Public Enemies is such a rare movie. I (Allan) cannot speak for the other members of the AJ MR but to me this is the best movie of the year so far. I doubt it will be surpassed in my mind. There has been Oscar talk about it and it definitely derserves it. It could easily get Best Picture or Best Director (for Michael Mann).


It's based on the book by the same title and tells the true story of 1930s bank robber John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) and 'his girl' Billie (Marion Cotillard). Pursuing Dillinger is Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale). The story is a wonderful mix of action, suspense, a bit of humor, and it also has a reasonable love-story element to it. Johnny Depp's performance is outstanding as is Christian Bales'. All of the supporting roles are equally well given.

There are alot of good things about this movie. I love the atmosphere and the music. It's strange to think of the Great Deppression as a time you would want to live in but this movie makes you want to be there. The clothes, the cars...and the machine guns. There are alot of machine guns in this movie.

When you watch this film be sure to compare Dillinger to Purvis. Are they really different? They're press interviews are very similar in some ways.

I love this movie. I cannot wait to see it again. I love the ending.

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