Review of Sinister (2012) by Joshthomas2014 — 12 Apr 2013

I believe this was very well written with convincing acting. Overall a good, original horror movie... well despite the whole "camera" trend these days.

This review of Sinister (2012) was written by Joshthomas2014 on 12 Apr 2013.

Sinister has generally received positive reviews.

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