Sinners is all flash and no finesse. Sure, it looks stunning-shot in IMAX 70mm with moody, bluesy visuals that drip with atmosphere-but once you get past the aesthetic, there's not a lot of substance left. The story? Basically a From Dusk Till Dawn re-skin with a racial allegory slapped on. Twin brothers (both played by Michael B. Jordan) open a juke joint in 1930s Mississippi, only to clash with a group of white vampire musicians exploiting Black culture. It sounds bold, but the execution is painfully heavy-handed. Black characters are portrayed as pure and gifted; white characters, cartoonishly evil. There's no room for nuance-just a sledgehammer of a message, delivered again and again as if the audience can't be trusted to keep up. Pacing drags. The first act feels like a slog, and the supernatural stuff doesn't really kick in until you're almost halfway through. When it finally does, it's entertaining-but the movie never quite earns its payoff. And the ending? Genuinely stupid. The final scene is so tonally out of sync it almost plays like a parody. For a film that takes itself this seriously, it ends on a note that borders on laughable. Critics are falling over themselves to praise it, but it's wildly overrated. It's a 6, maybe a 7, if you're feeling generous. Definitely not the masterpiece it's being made out to be.

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