Lack of internal logic is a problem

Rating: 6/10 (26 October 2012)

SINISTER wasn't terrible but certainly was a disappointment as the trailer looked quite promising. IMO the basic problem with the film was the lack of a plausible internal logic. Example: SPOILER ALERT: A true crime novelist (Hawke) moves into a house which was the location for a gruesome mass murder of the previous owners and the subject for his next book (his wife is unaware of and definitely not in favour of this). Anyway, they move into this empty house and Hawke finds in the attic a box of Super 8 home movies detailing not only that mass murder but many others, all shot by the killer. The same guy who left Hawke a box of these films also left about 6 copies of Hawke's biggest selling book in the attic. Hawke does not feel threatened in any way by this,does not think he or his family is in any danger. Imagine if a serial killer had left you this evidence in your house and obviously knows who you are and what you have been up to. Hawke doesn't notify anyone or even think it is a problem in any way-from there things get worse for Hawke but you have already disconnected from the whole thing.