"Dance with the Devil"
Sinners is an unexpected mix of black Americana, Southern Gothic horror, vampire fare, legends and racial tale told on Blues rhythms and chords. With a twist of folk-lore, religion and superstition. And Blues. Did I say Blues ?
It's also an epic western (epic on scope and duration, 2hr. 17 min.), the deal with the devil, Robert Johnson's style, KKK and moonshine in 1932's Louisiana.
Shades of Walter Hill (stylistically lots of his films, his style -think Last Man Standing, and major plot point: Crossroads), Tarantino & Rodriguez (From Dusk' Til Dawn and Coogler says The Faculty was an inspiration), John Carpenter (The Thing, Vampires), Kathryn Bigelow (Near Dark),
Beautfully shot in Super 70 Panavision by Autumn Durald Arkapaw (Wakanda Forever) and presented in IMAX (shot on a ratio of 2.76 : 1), Sinners is acted with intensity and seriousness (Michael B. Jordan in a dual role, Delroy Lindo as Delta Slim, Hailee Steinfeld as the white hottie, brit Jack O'Connell as Remmick) and scored magnificently by Ludwig Göransson in his 4th collaboration with Ryan Coogler (after Black Panther, BP: Wakanda Forever and Creed).
Miles Caton mesmerizes as Sammie Moore, the made-up kid musician played in his old age by none other than Mr. Legend, Buddy Guy. Reason enuff for any blues aficionado to see the film !!! On the BIG Screen, brother, and if you live close to an IMAX environment, pls. go there !
Add to this a grand soundtrack companion.
And a pulsating original score by Ludwig Göransson-who admires the blues since a kid in Sweden, did his homework seriously and this represents a tribute to his father. His credits are on banjo / music / musician: banjo / musician: resonator guitar / resonator guitar / score producer.
The Sinners Band:
Cedric Burnside -drums
Lester Snell-piano
Lars Ulrich-drums
Eric Gales-guitar
Alvin Youngblood Hart-guitar
Christophe "Kingfish" Ingram -guitar
Bobby Rush-harmonica
Buddy Guy-resonator guitar
Miles Caton-resonator guitar
Rave reviews, powerful BO, makes this a rare bird. Act one is slow, so give it time to warm up, it'll stay with ya afterwards.
4 out of 5, 8 out of 10 !!!
Sceptical, as always, but I'm looking forward to it. Thanks!
RăspundețiȘtergereFrancis Ford Coppola praises Ryan Coogler's Sinners: "To SEE this work is to be immersed in so many levels of so many things, through the eyes and soul of such a natural-born talent that it defies description or definition."
RăspundețiȘtergere"I'm thinking now about SINNERS: Something this enormous, this personal, this epic and this outrageous cannot be ignored. I always use as thekey to my reaction to a film whether or not I was invited into a life or experience I could never know any other way. SINNERS is that; a historical epic, a horror film, a blues music extravaganza; an undiluted honest African-American perspective, the ultimate true vampire story (slavery) with an uncovering of years of thinking about cinema all in one gargantuan artistic composition. To SEE this work is to be immersed in so many levels of so many things, through the eyes and soul of such a natural-born talent that it defies description or definition: a talent that just IS and will only continue to evolve through the coming years."
Lee was equally enthusiastic when discussing “Sinners” auteur Ryan Coogler, calling the blues-and-blood vampire tale his favorite film of the year (“I was jumping out of my seat; it was amazing!”) and praising the younger filmmaker as an equally salutary force.
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