Film Review : "Sinners"

Anyone who thinks this is an original movie has an odd view of what constitutes originality. Recycled must fit into this warped definition. I have heard this called a remake of 'From Dusk Till Dawn," and unless this means vampires really only show up for the second half of this movie, I disagree. Though this is not the "Odyssey," this movie was certainly influenced by "O Brother, Where Art Thou" by Fr, and certainly influenced by "From Dusk Till Dawn," But the vampires were not coming from within the building. I am not sure I would call this movie a horror movie. It was not scary. In fact, the preacher's kid was the only likeable character in the movie, so not sure how they intended you to become invested in any one. 

The message that all black music came from the blues was heavy-handed in the surreal sequence where, all of a sudden, girls were twerking; they could have been more subtle and still gotten the point across. It needed a great deal of editing as the story dragged on the front end. I think Louisiana would have made more sense, but it is what it is. It was well made for what it was, but then the bar is pretty low when it comes to Hollywood; it certainly did not look like it was a Tyler Perry movie, so someone was doing something right along the way. 

The violence and action scenes needed a great deal of work. The script could have used a major overhaul. I am sure you could go into this movie and think, well, it's just going to be fun, if you knew absolutely nothing about the basics or storytelling. People get dumber every day, the Fast and Furious movies are an example of this even though they keep putting butts in seat. As PT Barnum said there is a sucker born every minute. It is high-brow Blaxplotation, less sexy than Foxy Brown, but looks better than Blacula. It will sell lots of popcorn to stupid people.