SINNERS (2025) Review
Directed by Ryan Coogler
The thing about Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ is that you’ll never know what you’re going to get. It’s a vampire movie from the trailer, but you can’t really box the film into just that because it is much, much more.
The story may seem simple from afar, but the richness of its story, its culture, its community, its music and its characters contribute to the grandness of its storytelling.
How Coogler introduces the characters of Michael B. Jordan doing complicated dual roles, Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Delroy Lindo, Li Jun Li, Jack O’Connell and Miles Caton feels like getting to know a community with its residents. You get to follow their story in a very organic way – you know their names, their purpose in society, and who they are attached to emotionally. And when the story comes to its turning point, every character will let you feel their existence.
Coogler assembles an ensemble to die for. You forget that the twins, Smoke and Stack, are played by just one person. You don’t get to see who the artists are because you’re swayed by their effective performances.
When a film engages you because of its story and how it is told, it becomes food for the soul. Sinners not only captures the attention of its audience through its story and characters but also how exhilarating it tells its story. There’s this sequence that will probably be discussed and maybe taught in schools. And the second half of the film is as intense as it is well-told. The emotions are high but nothing is being downplayed quality-wise. Sinners is one of the best, if not the best, Vampire movies. Ryan Coogler gives an unforgettable cinematic experience.
5 OUT OF 5 STARS
SINNERS is now showing in Philippine cinemas nationwide, also in IMAX. Rated R-16 by the MTRCB. #SinnersMovie