Suspense lies in the unobservable. Spielberg demonstrated that concept in Jaws, Kubrick in The Shining, Shyamalan in The Sixth Sense, and Scott Derrickson all throughout Sinister. While this latest genuine foray into the horror genre isn?t nearly as psychologically complex or thematically rich as aforementioned revered classics, Derrickson and screenwriter (and working film critic) C. Robert Cargill do an effective job molding an intense and engaging narrative with true thrills and chills.
It has been a decade since Ellison Oswalt?s (Ethan Hawke) New York Times best selling true-crime novel Kentucky Blood was published. Since, the struggling author has written two books, both of which were inaccurate in their assessments and consequentially, economically flopped. Obsessed with the bloodshed of others, Oswalt says he pens these detailed accounts of real murders for the people, providing them justice and truth.
However, his career may be short-lived if he?s unable to create another evocative and intricate piece of writing that will sell.? In what?s undoubtedly his most destructive move in his writing career, Ellison moves his beautiful British blond?wife Tracy (Juliet Rylance) and their two children Trevor (Michael Hall D?Addario) and Ashley (Clare Foley), to a home where the former residents were hung in the backyard. The kicker being the little girl from the murdered family is still alive, missing.
Introverted and maniacally crazed by this case, the past-his-prime author quickly realizes he?s taken on more than he bargained for. In the attic is a box labeled home movies, filled with six or seven super 8 films and film projector to exhibit them.? Each snuff film is equally graphic and terrifying. Soon supernatural elements ? random noises, voices speaking in tongues, ghosts wandering ? begin to permeate the cursed household.
Why the family doesn?t pack up and go is simple: Ellison?s selfishness. In many ways, the crime writer is every bit as bizarre and unruly as the subjects he?s investigating. As the film continues the character appears to be masochistic in the way he consumes each deathly film.
The prime quandary within the framework of Sinister is, naturally, the purveyor of this chaos. Who?s the serial murderer taking down families over a series of decades? Is the killer motivated by Religious ideology, is he or she simply insane, or is this fixture even a human being?
To answer these questions would be to ruin a gem in modern horror filmmaking. In stark contrast to the Paranormal Activity series, Insidious, or The Possession, Cargill and Derrickson rely not on the cheap, conventional, and exasperating tricks the genre continues to utilize (quick editing cutting to a loud noise or silence followed by a ?spooky? sound), but a story that takes you down a path typically untaken: a cyclical loop of hair-raising horror and fright.
Yes, the hinges begin to fall off as the narrative unravels in the final half hour ? not to mention the film becomes actively less convincing and more predictable towards its ultimate unsettling conclusion. Still, for the first 75 minutes, Sinister is a captivating flick bound to shake and rattle any viewer brave enough to endure the characters descent into murder, mystery, and metaphysical terror.
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Sinister (2012)
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Juliet Van Kampen, Fred Dalton Thompson
Director: Scott Derrickson
Writer: Scott Derrickson, C. Robert Cargill
Runtime: 110 minutes
Genre: thriller, horror
Trailer Sinister
Source: http://dukeandthemovies.com/featured/sinister
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