Sinister - Quickfire Review
- Brendan O'Brien
- Jul 4, 2020
- 1 min read
A failing author, a family being held together by a promise, Sinister is the story of true crime writer Ellison Oswalt who has moved his family into a home with a haunting past in an attempt to save his writing career. Sinister blends horror with mystery as Ellison tries to unravel the mystery of the house and its former inhabitants. The film has an interesting story but fails to truly terrify as it leans heavily into the mystery aspect of its genre. Despite this, Sinister gets a recommendation for this October due to the fact that on a measly film budget of only $3 million; Sinister succeeds where many blockbuster horrors fail by providing an entertaining watch that doesn’t feel too tropey in an era saturated with uninspired horror.
Score: 3/5