SINISTER

 The film tells the story of a crime novelist whose career has stalled, but has an idea to change this. Thus, he moves with his family (made up of his wife and his two children, a boy and a girl) to a house that was the scene of a heinous crime, with the idea of ​​obtaining inspiration for the new book of him. The plot itself introduces us to this writer and how he is getting involved in unraveling the mystery around that powerful murder case, which, if he manages to solve, could be the key to making him relevant and famous again as he once was. time. However, it will not be an easy task because the more he delves into the events, the more conflicts arise in his life; Conflicts ranging from family fights to genuine fear of being the murderer's next victim.

As you can see, Sinister as such could well be more of a thriller than a horror one; However, as the story unfolds, we are introduced to elements that little by little immerse us in an atmosphere of genuine suspense and horror, surrendering us for the last act, where the mystery was already revealed to us, a phenomenal closure that is surprising to the audience. even terrifying.

To highlight we have several elements, the main one being the story that, despite falling into several clichés, adopts them in a quite original way, becoming a merit rather than something to reproach him for. Along with this we have the performances that are quite good, properly directed and doing a good performance. Photography is also quite remarkable, because if something really should not fail in a film of this nature is the setting and photography is handled in such a way that, together with the production design, they give us great scenes.

In short, Siniestro is a movie that will keep you immersed in it due to the mystery it presents and that at the same time can surprise you with its twists and other details; This, coupled with the well-crafted scares it has, will leave you thinking for a long time about what you just saw.