Well deserved, Sinners was awesome. Weirdly enough I enjoyed the first half of the movie more when it was just a period drama, but I felt it got a little goofy when vampires were introduced.
It also bothers me that everyone kept trying to sell the movie as a horror. It’s really not scary, it’s more of an action thriller.
Agree on all of those points. I thought the slow-burn setup as various characters prepared for the evening was extremely well done.
If anything it reminded me of From Dusk Till Dawn
I don’t know, actors were top notch, music excellent, camera work fantastic, so why was I so bored?
I so much wanted to like this. But somehow it did not grip me.
Sinners spoilers
I liked the movie, but it had issues.
The first half of the film sets up a story of two brothers coming back from war. We learn their backstory, we meet others, it’s got “based on a true story” vibes and it’s well told… But it isn’t that interesting. It’s just setup that you hope pays off later.
Then we first meet the vampire. It’s a weird scene. You’re primed for a realistic story but then the guy is adamant about being invited in, that’s weird. He’s being hunted, that’s weird. And then sure enough, he’s a vampire.
Now the film is interesting. From that point up until the vampires are all (mostly) defeated, it’s a banger of a film. Action. Intrigue. Music. It’s got it all.
Then we have an extra bit of action killing KKK members. It doesn’t really need to happen for the story, but it’s fun action and it kinda wraps around to the first part of the film.
Then we have like 3 endings. The third one is just a bonus, but 1 & 2 leave you feeling differently about the world and story you’ve watched.
The truth is you could cut away about half the film and it would still be a good film. That’s why it feels boring. You need to get the audience into thinking it’s one kind of film, just so you can surprise them with the other.
First half was fantastic, but then once the vampire stuff went into full gear it ended up losing much of the initial tone that hooked me in the first half.
Damn! That was my exact feeling! No idea why I couldn’t get into it.
It always felt like in just a few minutes something good was gonna happen.
Then everyone died.
The fight scene at the end had me laughing my ass of it was so badly done. Choreographed by the CW team or some shit
I thought that time shifting, vision quest bullshit musical number was the corniest thing I’ve seen in a long time
That was actually one of my favorite parts
