I found this synopsis on IMDB and decided to post because I’m on a rushed break (after I took out the zillion inappropriately placed commas).
Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John Coleman (Peter Sarsgaard) are experiencing strains in their marriage after Kate’s third child – “Jessica” – was stillborn. The loss is particularly hard on Kate who is still recovering from a drinking habit that cost her her job. As a coping mechanism she has scattered Jessica’s ashes in their garden around a white rose bush with a plaque to remember her by.They adopt Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman), a 9-year-old Russian girl they had met from the local orphanage. While Kate and John’s deaf-mute daughter Max (Aryana Engineer) embraces Esther almost immediately their son Daniel (Jimmy Bennett) is less welcoming.
If you want a creepy film then this one will suit you just fine and perhaps a revisit to the movie after it’s viewed.
Due to the title of the film you should already know that something just isn’t right with the orphan girl. It should be no surprise when she becomes a little ‘off’. Even if you know the A-typical story line and can guess what happens at the end (formula and story told time and time again), it’s still a movie, in my opinion, worth watching.
