A
good horror movie will have you thinking about it while you lay in bed that
night after you saw it. Unfortunately most horror movies today go for the cheap
scare; you know the one that may scare in the now. A good scary movie will have you be scared of
the dark.”Sinister” may not be that kind of scary movie, but it will have you
thinking about it after the credits roll.
Ellison Oswalt (Ethan Hawke) is a writer of
true crime novels. It has been a while since he’s had a big hit and he is
looking for just the right story to get him back on top. He picks a house where
an entire family was hung and where one of the children also turned up missing.
Wanting to be close to the crime scene, Ellison buys the house the murders
actually took place in. Ellison keeps the truth from his family about the house
they have moved into and right away starts to dive into the facts. Ellison
likes to do most of his work at night, and while doing so he finds a mysterious
box in the attic labeled “home movies”. Ellison watches the first film and
realizes it is the murder he is investigating caught on film. That film is not
alone; there are four more, all different murders. Strange things start
happening around the house as he gets deeper into the mysteries that surround
each of these killings. What he discovers is that he and his family might have
just become a true crime story themselves.
“Sinister” may not have a lot of “jump out
of your seat” scares, but what it does have is moments that will make you think
and horrify you. Written and directed by Scott Dickerson (The Exorcism of Emily
Rose), with the help of C. Robert Cargill, weave a creepy story. The thing that
really drove it all home for me though was the music for the movie. Every scene
was made better and creepier because of the score by Christopher Young.
“Sinister” is not a “scary” movie as much as just something that may make you
feel a little uneasy during some parts. It is said Scott Dickerson and C. Robert
Cargill wanted to do something original. Well they did that, and made a horror
movie that does not follow the normal path.
If you do choose to see this movie, you might want to take someone along
with you.
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