(2012) [Trailer]
Director: Scott Derrickson [IMDB]
I miss Ethan Hawke, seems like you don't see him in much these days. Then, out of the blue before my screening of Prometheus, I see a trailer for Sinister, starring your boy Ethan Hawke. I must admit, I felt the trailer was extremely effective and left me wanting to check out Sinister... guess what? I did.
Synopsis: A struggling writer and family moves into a house that was the site of a ghastly group murder. Shit goes south quickly as he starts to unravel the mystery behind the killings.
This film is worth checking out if you're into the horror genre. It infuses your standard film making with a found footage element, which I felt was a unique spin on things. This was achieved with the use of lost home movies that Hawke stumbles across, which are really successful in the arm hair raising department. The tone of the film is dark and ominous, verses gory and in your face. I also really liked the score, which I felt was creepy but also a little strange and different from your standard horror scores.
Sinister's main flaw is the believability of it. Some of the actions of the characters seem unrealistic, like moving into a murder house and not sharing that with your wife. Speaking of the wife, she's pretty bad and the character development of the family overal is pretty sparse. There's a few other cliches but nothing that ruins the film.
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