Pretty creepy and well done

Rating: 7/10 (27 June 2016)

Many people prefer to describe movies in their reviews. Many reviews give away spoilers or plot summaries. I prefer to explain why I rate a movie the way I do. I break it down into three categories. With IMDb we have 10 stars to work with. I assign 0-3 stars to each category. If I give it 3 stars in all categories, then I optionally give it an additional star for a perfect 10.
1) Story: The story in Sinister gets two stars. I enjoyed the mystery, suspense without too much gore. The ending surprised me, which is rare for most horror movies. I came very close to giving this movie three stars for story.
2) Acting: The acting gets two stars. All the actors in Sinister did a good job. Ethan Hawk was good as he usually is. Even the children and minor characters did a good job. Just a couple of minor actors could have been better cast.
3) Cinematography: Cinematography gets a three here. I loved the 8mm film that the antagonist uses. The movie plays very dark on TV but not so dark that you can't see what's going on. They didn't overdo the creepy scenes with ghosts or whatever they were. For a horror movie, the suspenseful moments fit well and there were no black cats jumping out necessarily.
Overall, I highly recommend this movie if you like good intelligent horror movies.