Children of Sin

This film looks great and way above the budget. A few homages to other horror classics, some Kubrick-esque shots and a score reminiscent of Halloween 3, but a timely, original story and some great jump scares. The script and characters felt real.

Some of the cinematography was good but some of it was not. Most of the film had great sound design, though there was some poor dialogue or ADR sync issues at times. I think what I liked the most about it was the script wasn't terrible for a plot that wasn't totally grabbing my interest. The poster really catches your eye and it's one of the film's cooler traits.

The acting could have been better, but it was fine for what it was. Some of the kills were kind of clever too. I think my main concern was the misuse of lighting really lowered the film quality for me. The choreography during fights needed more previsionary treatment and the ending came off a bit too corny. I have to say it was better than most films at this level. The written dialogue was a pretty decent effort from what I expected.

I've been a fan of Chris Moore's movies. Despite the subject matter, there's some humor to it.

Two foster kids are dropped off at Abraham House run by a sadistic religious "mother." It is the fight of their lives to escape the insanity they face.

The tone for "Sin" easily blends suspense, humor, and horror. And, Jo-Ann Robinson steals the movie as our religious "mother". Her performance rivals Woman from The People Under The Stairs.

Definitely worth checking. It is currently streaming on Tubi.

I don't know what film these other reviewers watched, but Children of Sin was mostly just boring. Jo-Ann Robinson was great, but most everyone else... was not. The first act sets up a cliche but promising premise, the second act drags on forever, the third act kinda stumbles around for a while, and the last ~5 minutes were alright.

This film isn't terrible, it doesn't cross the line into so-bad-it's-good, it's just kinda boring, which is the one thing a movie shouldn't be.

I had not heard about this 2022 horror movie titled "Children of Sin" from writer and director Christopher Wesley Moore prior to sitting down to watch it here in 2023. Thus, I didn't know what I was in for here, nor did I have any expectations.

I will say that the movie's cover had a distinct 1980s horror feel to it, and that is why I picked up the movie to begin with.

However, there was nothing 1980s about this movie. In fact, there was nothing about the movie at all, unless you consider a clumsy script, flaccid acting performances and a general boring atmosphere as to be entertainment. The character gallery in Christopher Wesley Moore's "Children of Sin" was about as interesting as watching paint drying.

I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in "Children of Sin", however I can't claim that I was particularly impressed with what I saw either, as the performances were rigid, wooden and general lacking a drive from the actors and actresses.

For a horror movie then "Children of Sin" was a swing and a miss. And it is definitely not a movie that I would suggest you waste your time, money or effort on. Some of us suffered through 95 minutes of this ordeal so you don't have to.

My rating of "Children of Sin" lands on a two out of ten stars.