Sinister Circle (2016) User Reviews

OK Horror

[Pairic · 6/10 · 27 October 2019]

Sinister Circle (Juego siniestro): Apparently this is a sequel to Cementerio General. A psychologist in Mexico suffers a double whammy, a patient who is seeing demons commits suicide and her mother in Lima, Peru tries to burn down an apartment building building after teenagers die whilst using an Ouija board. We have satanic cults trying to summon up Moloch through human sacrifice, the psychologists son seeing ghosts and somehow the death in Mexico being linked to the events in Peru. it all centres on a cursed Ouija Board and the sinister apartment block. Some good scares, hands emerging from baths and under beds, grabbing people, general aura of threat especially in the building. OK horror but nothing great. Directed by Dorian Fernández-Moris. 6/10. On Netflix.

Entertaining enough

[limaecho-99700 · 6/10 · 3 October 2019]

It wasn't particularly fast paced but there's enough happening to keep you watching. Also it's not all that "scary" per se, but I felt it was a reasonable horror film, something that can be in short supply.

Routine and by the numbers

[Wizard-8 · 3/10 · 18 October 2019]

It isn't very often that you get the chance to see a movie from Peru, so when this particular Peruvian movie popped up on Netflix, I decided to seize the opportunity. However, the movie let me down in most departments. I knew that the budget was very tight, so I was able to look past the fact that the general look and feel of the movie was akin to what's typically found in an episode of a typically Canadian television drama. However, the movie simply doesn't work in its main attempt, to scare or to simply chill. Certainly, the script contains a story cobbled from multiple elements and plot turns you've seen in dozens of other horror movies before, but the direction is utterly unimaginative. The attempts at horror come across in a surprisingly matter-of-fact manner, with apparently no effort to punch them up or give them freshness. And the movie, despite only being about 86 minutes long, plods along extremely slowly scene from scene. What the movie ends up being is a horror movie for those who don't like to be scared, and are possibly at the same time being insomniacs. Chances are that it will be a long time before Netflix gets acquires another movie from Peru.

Rather Slow

[mysticfallout · 3/10 · 18 April 2020]

I found myself drifting to other things. I'd force myself to come back to it because I HATE starting a movie and not finish but this one... The acting was, ok. Directing, fairly decent. It was the script that was the downfall I think of this movie.

Sure, the almighty Ouija board concept has been done to death but there was some ideas here that could have made it a bit different and more watchable.

I would have given two more stars had the script been better written, and another for acting because with a better script the actors would have better material to work with. That said, I must say that Matías Raygada (Julio), at least in this movie, was not a very impressive child actor and I'm not sure a better script could have saved his performance.

BAD ALL THE WAY

[PAULO-TEIXEIRA-1977 · 2/10 · 7 October 2019]

Surprisingly enough, this horror movie didn't make it to the top like many other Spanish horror titles do. Bad acting, characterisation and plot make it a painful popcorn-time from the very beginning.

Spanish movies are normally awesome in all senses (photography, story, actors, twists, etc), but this one really fails to bright in all these departments. If you wish to try really good Spanish movies, go for THE BODY (EL CUERPO), THE INVISIBLE GUEST (CONTRATIEMPO), SLEEP TIGHT (MIENTRAS DUERMES) or even REC, just to mention a few. Juego Siniestro is not a good way to start.

Now with subtitles

[mdeback · 7/10 · 28 December 2019]

As of 28 December 2019 movie has subtitles. This is my first ever review after rating 6768 movies.

Just because it is paced slower that other movies is no reason to give it a low rating. I just don't get the the folks that rant and rave the movie is so slow, bad acting, blah blah blah. One reviewer called it a "reasonable" horror film and I totally agree with that assessment. It builds slow and doesn't come crashing down in a gigantic blood soaked finale but along the way it has a few chills, enough to make it enjoyable on a cold blustery winter day!

Unless you speak fluent Spanish, skip it

[averagebear · 1/10 · 18 October 2019]

No subtitles, all in Spanish. It's probably really good but without knowing what they're saying, it make zero sense.

Not a horror.. but a thriller

[zacheusp · 7/10 · 20 August 2020]

Watched this movie in Netflix with English subtitles.. It is a good thriller instead of horror..Not as bad as the reviewers here are claiming. Watch it once without expecting anything scary..

ABSOLUTE WASTE OF TIME, IN OTHER WORDS, TRASH.

[jameiasikcare · 1/10 · 8 August 2020]

I made an account just to write a review for this joke of a movie. In my life have I never seen a movie so disgustingly bad and awful. The plot was disastrous, a complete waste of everything, the jumpscares were more annoying than scarry because the director thought that very loud and pointless screams in scenes that had nothing to do with anyone screaming were the appropriate way to "terrify" the viewers. Oh poor viewers please go watch 50 Shades of Black, it's way scarrier of a movie than this piece of ...

Quite underrated movie

[tareqquddus · 9/10 · 15 January 2021]

It's a chilling movie. Everyone who love demon related movies would like this. I don't understand why the rating is so low. Recommended from me.

Terrible

[marialiiva · 1/10 · 20 December 2020]

Legit could guess when the jumpscare comes from. Cliche cliche cliche absolutely nothing original. Even the sounds werent original, they were taken from some free to use scary sounds since I could recognize them instantly. The stupid scary music for no reason. Everything was just soooo bad