Sinister

TAKE 1: One Man’s Opinion

…because film is largely subjective

by Frederick William Springer III

 

Sinister

Release Date:   12 October 2012                                                           Runtime:  110 Minutes  

Review Date:  9 December 2012                                                            Rating:  4 (of 6)

Sinister, while may not be the best movie, lives up to the horror name and is plenty creepy.  The musical score definitely enhances the piece and I’d recommend this one to anyone looking for a scare.

The only issue here is the scorpion that appears in the attic.  Ellison (Ethan Hawk) seems pretty nonchalant about finding it and the officer he relays the encounter to wasn’t fazed either.  Yet, this took place in PENNSYLVANIA. 

As someone who spent his first 26 years in New Jersey, I can tell you if a scorpion was found in your house in New Jersey, New York or Pennsylvania, you’d be scratching your head and nervously asking, “what the fuck?”  Scorpions are not indigenous—they only live in the southwestern states—and aren’t regularly seen unless you work in a pet shop.  While its presence can easily be explained in the context of the movie, the characters’ reactions cannot.