lucaschriskowalski

As soon as it was available for rental I jumped at the chance to watch this, it was good but nowhere near what it was hyped up to be. Impressive cinematography and set location. I did find Maika Monroe odd at times and laying it on thick to seem weird. Some creepy scenes in particular at her cabin in the woods. But - this ain't Seven. Nicholas Cage was great. The whole thing was however very similar to other films like Prisoners and Silence of the Lambs. Highly recommend Sinister if someone is keen on a film that will make them feel the fright that they are looking for. This was good but didn't deliver that.

I rented this on Amazon Prime, struggled to make out much of the dialogue, lots of mumbling. To be honest, meh. This reminded me of Hereditary, so much hype and a solid IMDB score but not my type of horror. It was a drama / thriller for me. That being said, has done exceptionally well at the Box Office therefore the audience is there. Lack of tension, lack of jump scares, some very questionable acting. One of my favourite horror films is Sinister, its follow up, The Black Phone, was meh. I guess my horror tastes are changing as I get older. I agree with other reviews that the film could have benefited from another 20 minutes to explain some of the narrative.

This $80 million dollar film looks like a $200 million dollar film. Incredible what they were able to accomplish on that budget when you compare to films that cost twice as much and look awful. The CGI here was spectacular and done very well. The Creator reminds me on Blade Runner 2049 which I feel was very much overlooked when at the cinemas. There were some plot holes that made me scratch my head but this was a thoroughly good film. More of this please Hollywood, you don't need $200 million to make a film look good. I do wish that they had expanded on the "weapon" and its abilities, seems a bit wasted.