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Sinister 2
HorroRated verdict
- Directed by
- Ciarán Foy
- Written by
- C. Robert Cargill, Scott Derrickson
- Produced by
- Rian Cahill, Matt Olson, Dane Allan Smith, Raoul Bolognini, James Moran, Kaylene Carlson, Jeanette Volturno, Phillip Dawe, Gerard DiNardi, Scott Derrickson, Bailey Conway, Jason Blum, Brian Kavanaugh-Jones, Charles Layton
Why it’s HorroRated
Sinister 2 can't match its predecessor's intimate dread but it finds its own value in expanding the ghost children mythology and centering a protective mother rather than an obsessive father. The home movie sequences remain the franchise's most effective formal element. A sequel that delivers less than the original but more than it usually gets credit for.
Synopsis
Sinister 2 expands the cult around the entity while losing the first film's intimate dread. Ciaran Foy directs a sequel that centers a protective mother rather than an obsessive father, which gives it a different emotional architecture. The home movie sequences remain the most effective element.
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Quick facts
- Release date
- August 19, 2015
- Runtime
- 1 hour 37 mins
- Country
- Canada, United States of America
- Language
- English
- Content rating
- R
- Entry type
- Movie
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