Without an engaging central character, someone most people would hate, Up in the Air would not work as well as it does.

Orphan initially fails. Its trend of ridiculous, repetitive fake scares and preparation for another “creepy kid” movie are almost too much. Something happens to Orphan though. It begins to build deep, flawed characters. Kate Coleman (Vera Farmiga) lost her unborn child, succumbing to alcoholism and undergoing recurring nightmares about the incident. Her husband John (Peter [...]