Endlessly creepy, well done

Rating: 10/10 (22 June 2020)

Deeply compelling, twisted, and interesting- Sinister may not hit every mark just right, but it is still one of the creepiest and most human horror films to grace the screens in the last decade or more. Scott Derrickson writes and directs the original horror flick, and does a pretty good job if I do say so myself. His other credited works before this film were not too much to be proud of, but I would like to see him continue to do this type of work in film in the future. The script of which he wrote with frequent writing collaborator C. Robert Cargill, is very well toned and very realistic. There are certainly many disturbing parts of the film, making it definitely not for the faint of heart. The film does struggle a bit towards the beginning, and a little throughout to get its concept on the screen in a perfect fashion, but what the film does so effortlessly is truly invoke the fear it is set out to make. It's a truly horrifying tale, with some great atmospheric work, and cinematography, and every little bit of the film feels like it means something, which I haven't seen in a horror film in quite a while. It may not harness its full potential, but Sinister has more than enough to keep it going rather strong throughout its nearly 2 hour run. It's never boring, or tiresome, and it's often very clever and unique. Derickson provides an excellent look and feel to the film, and I hope this will later be recognized for the often brilliance of horror it encompasses throughout.
My Rating: 9.5/10