Sinister 2
Sinister 2

Sinister 2

2015Movie97 minEnglish

A young mother and her twin sons move into a rural house that's marked for death.

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IMDb5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes10%
Metacritic30/100
Google Users35%
Director: Ciaran FoyGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A mother and her twin sons move into a rural farmhouse, unaware that a supernatural entity known as Bughuul has marked the children. As the boys discover disturbing home movies, the entity begins to torment them, leading to a terrifying battle for their souls.

Critical Reception

Sinister 2 was met with generally negative reviews from critics, who found it to be a disappointing sequel that lacked the scares and atmosphere of the original. While some acknowledged the child actors' performances, most felt the film relied too heavily on jump scares and gore without offering a compelling narrative.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film fails to capture the suspense and dread of its predecessor, relying instead on cheap thrills.
  • While the performances of the young actors are commendable, they are unable to salvage the weak script.
  • The sequel offers little new to the horror genre, feeling repetitive and uninspired.

Google audience: Audiences found Sinister 2 to be a predictable and overly violent horror film that failed to deliver the same level of scares as the original. Many viewers expressed disappointment, noting that the plot felt underdeveloped and the characters were not engaging.

Fun Fact

The film was shot on location in Illinois, USA, in a real abandoned farmhouse, adding to the eerie atmosphere.

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mattwilde123

mattwilde123

Modern horror sequels are often failures. I thought that as the first film wasn't great that I wouldn't be as disappointed if this film turned out to be bad. I was wrong, Compared to this, the first instalment was a masterpiece and this mad...
Reno

Reno

> What's the most dangerous? The dark force or the evil father. The first film was good, I enjoyed it, but not scary. So a sequel was expected and it failed to live up to the standards of the original. I would say, it was a decent horror...
Frank Ochieng

Frank Ochieng

In filmmaker Scott Derrickson’s original ‘Sinister’, this writer’s critical impressions toward the sub-par psychological yarn was rather blunt if not consistent with the steady diet of formulaic fightfests. The following passage pretty much...