alllifeinfate's Movie Review #010 - Sinister

Sinister [2012] 4/5

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister_(film)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1922777/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sinister_2012/

A true-crime writer finds a cache of 8mm home movies films that suggest the murder he is currently researching is the work of a serial killer whose career dates back to the 1960s.

(Production 2011-12 -> Release Date 101212, Budget $3 Mils -> Box Office $87 Mils, Duration 1 hr 50 mnts, Genre - Horror, Mystery, Thriller)

+ A solid horror flick that is different enough from the usual tropes and really engaging yet exciting in its build-ups
+ Great performances by the protagonists especially Ethan Hawke that leads the story well and the movie
+/- Uses a specific parts of the horror genre and executing it almost with perfection, risking alienating audiences that is not used to it