The “Sinners” Review Scores Are Glorious

The reviews are in for Ryan Coogler’s supernatural action horror tale “Sinners” and the scores are astonishing. With 37 reviews counted, the film stands at a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes with a very high average rating of 8.9/10.

Over on Metacritic it sits at an 83/100, that makes it the second best score for a wide release film this year behind only Soderbergh’s “Black Bag” (85/100).

The R-rated 138-minute film is set in the 1930s in the U.S. Southern states. Michael B. Jordan takes on a dual role as twin brothers who return to their hometown but are faced with a greater evil. Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku, Jayme Lawson, Miles Caton and Delroy Lindo co-star.

Check out a sampling of reviews below:

“Sinners is propulsive and stirring entertainment, messy but always compelling. The film’s fascinating array of genres and tropes and ideas swirls together in a way that is, I suppose, singularly American.” – Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair

“A bloody, muscular, barrelhouse of a vampire movie that throbs like the neck of a blues guitar on fire, Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ might be the first story the ‘Creed’ director has ripped straight from his own guts.” – David Ehrlich, Indiewire

“With Sinners, Ryan Coogler confirms that he has a real talent for exploring and reinventing genres, while still telling a story that feels wholly original.” – Liz Shannon Miller, Consequence

“The way Coogler resolves Sinners’ central ideas within a traditional horror-story framework is truly masterful.” – Matt Singer, ScreenCrush

“Stunningly photographed, engrossing cinema — epic to the point where it seemingly never ends, which is undeniably indulgent, but no great sin.” – William Bibbiani, TheWrap

“Although sometimes a little overstuffed, the picture consistently gets under the skin thanks to its expertly-staged fright sequences that reverberate with insidious societal ills.” – Tim Grierson, Screen

“Sinners works more than it doesn’t, even if it doesn’t always gel, but it’s a commanding demonstration of how lavishly spirited and “serious” a popcorn movie can be.” – Owen Gleiberman, Variety

“For many, the movie could as well do without the supernatural element, and I admit I’m one of them; I’d prefer to see a real story with real jeopardy work itself out. But there is energy and comic-book brashness.” – Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Warner Bros. Pictures is set to release the $90 million-budget “Sinners” in cinemas on Good Friday, April 18th, and the film is currently tracking for an opening of at least $40 million domestically.

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