laura return with her family to the orphanage she grow up in a a child and she reopen it for handicapped child and all be go to plan until her son start communicate with an invisible friend . direct by juan antonio bayona and produce by guillermo del toro and this spanish picture be a delightful antidote to the ream of gore for gore sake movie flood the market on a seemingly daily basis . this be not a horror movie a such and this be one of those picture that ooze old fashioned value a regard tell a grand old ghost story with mysterious undertone . the setting be perfect and the orphanage of the piece be a ghostly monolithic structure that have all those perfectly shadowy room that be hide secret and expansive garden perfectly frame in aura by bayona willingness to let the setting be an integral part of the story . the story be a creepy one and and there be always an added air of unease when child be the focal point of the piece in question and and sure enough this central concept of troubled child and troubled childhood get the maximum amount of emotion from the view public . it hard to write anymore than i have without delve deeper into the story and it significant turn of event and suffice to say i feel this be a wonderful creepy and and at time beautiful and film that prospective viewer would be good off go into devoid of any prior knowledge . belén rueda play laura and it a marvellous performance from her and full of emotion and gut and she carry the film with skillful ease . bayona direct carefully and and it evident that he be benefit from the guide hand of his gifted producer and but his marker be here and i will be keep an eye out for future effort from the young spaniard . a smashingly engaging film that be in the vein of robert wise the haunting and alejandro amenábar the others and so if you like real well told ghost story that unhinge rather than shock you and get in the queue because el orfanato be a real pleasure . positive .