Tension Roller Coaster- Solid Flick!

Rating: 7/10 (25 October 2012)

Sinister is solid horror flick and one I would recommend going to see if you are fans of the genre. It has some very disturbing moments and the use of 8mm tape is genius and adds to the mood. The acting is strong and Ethan Hawke shines as a "has-been" author trying to strike it big again before his descent into terror.
Another couple of solid notes worth mentioning are the soundtrack and cinematography of the film. Both are excellently done. Both will have you constantly tense and on edge while you constantly strain to see into room corners. Also, the short sequences shot on 8mm tape were excellently done and very disturbing.
The storyline itself was weak. As it unfolds, it shouldn't take the viewer long to come to the only possible explanation as to what happened to the various different families as the simplest solution is probably the correct one. After this, all that's left is to wonder about whether the ending is going to be good or bad. The ending was disappointing and the explanation of what was happening from "Deputy So-and-So" was very contrived.
One other note and I'm not really sure if this is a positive or a negative to the film to other people, but I found there was too much tension in the film! The constant darkness the movie seemed to be in started to become familiar to the point that scares weren't having the affect they probably should have. When you are constantly anticipating something, "surprises" lose their effect.
At the end of the day, we go to a scary movie though for thrills and this does deliver in that respect. Its a good horror movie with a strong lead acting performance and should leave most people satisfied. I enjoyed it.