After some sci-fi last night, I decided to venture out to Family
Video to see what came out this week. Fortunately, there were a few newer
movies that I had not seen. One of the first flicks that I picked up was the
2015 sequel, Sinister 2.
Plot/ Following the events from the first film, a different
family; a mother and her 2 sons move into a rural house that is marked for
death. When the deputy from the first film learns that this family is next in
line to fall to the demon Bhughul, he races before time to stop it and save
them from the same fate.
Sequels are always hot or cold, and sometimes face the
impossible task of building into a developed storyline. While this one is not
the worst sequel, it is also not the best one to come out. Sinister 2 has an
interesting storyline, and develops as a solid continuation from the source
material. In fact, the potential is there to take this one beyond the original,
but somewhere it loses focus, and never reaches that point. The scripting is
decent, the visuals dark (especially the 8 mm scenes), and there is some
uniqueness to the idea. Unfortunately, the atmosphere is inconsistent, the
performances uneven, and there are too many attempts at jump scares that miss
the mark or are at predictable spots in the story. In the end, this one may not
match the overall quality of the original, but it is not a terrible movie and
has some entertaining moments. Personally, I did not think Sinister needed a
sequel, and that could be one of the reasons this movie did not fully resonate
with me, but that is me. If you loved the first one, give this one a shot, you
may feel the same as I do, or you may just love it!
