A struggling true-crime novelist stumbles into a grim supernatural mystery that threatens the lives of his entire family in this nightmarish horror yarn from director Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, The Day the Earth Stood Still). Ellison (Ethan Hawke) is seeking inspiration for his latest book when he moves his wife and children into a home where an entire family perished under gruesome circumstances. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Director: Scott Derrickson
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Fred Dalton Thompson, James Ransone, Michael Hall D'Addario, Rob Riley
Release Date: Oct 12, 2012
Rated R For some Terror and Disturbing Violent Images
Runtime: 1 hr. 49 min.
Genres: Horror, Suspense/Thriller
Review:
Sinister is the type of horror movie that’s heavy on atmosphere and tension with a sporadic sprinkling of gore and violence. Scott Derrickson returns the horror genre after his failed attempt at remaking a sci-fi classic. Derrickson understands mood and how to shoot a film in order to give it an overreacting sense of dread. It’s visually dark but beautiful as well capturing something a lot of horror films miss. Ethan Hawke is solid in the lead even if sweater loving character is written as an outright jerk. The script limits our empathy for him since he seems to have very little regard for his family and their wellbeing. The aforementioned family is terribly under developed which is a shame since it would have made the film stronger overall. Strangely, a police officer is given more meat than the writers wife. James Ransone plays the character about as hockey as possible killing the mood anytime he shows up on screen. The payoff is solid if a tab bit obvious due to the overuse of certain ghosts.
C+
I wasn't a fan of this one.
ReplyDeleteThe murders were very well done but the whole thing just dragged on - the ending felt never ending!
Forgot about that, about a half hour too long especially for a horror film.
DeleteTighter editing would have made a huge difference to this one!
DeleteI've been hearing mixed things about this, but I am very curious as I love supernatural murder stories.
ReplyDeleteIt's worth a watch Melissa just don't expect a perfect movie.
DeleteGawd, how I love Sinister. The trailer didn't impress me, and I'm not a fan of the director's precious work - but holy crap, this movie rocked my world!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed it alot too but ending just didn't work for me for some reason, trip there was fun though.
DeleteI'm having deja vu. I thought I commented on here...Or maybe on FB. I can't remember anymore. Not sure if that's a good thing. LOL. It had a creep factor to it but I did not expect it to end that way.
ReplyDeleteThink it might have been on FB Diana. No worries, I tend to lose track of what I'm doing plenty of times. I agree, very nice creepy set up, let down by the ending.
DeleteI think you are right K.
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