Sin
Corinth Films | Release Date (Streaming): February 19, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
65
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 8 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
Mixed:
1
Negative:
0
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
75
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 24, 2021
It’s a gritty, lived-in film that feels like a smelly, life-is-nasty-brutish-and-short for anyone not in the ruling classes depiction of the Renaissance — beautiful and painterly even in it’s ugliness. Read full review
75
Slant MagazinePat BrownFeb 15, 2021
Andrei Konchalovsky’s film is fascinated with the creation of great art in the midst of socio-political turmoil. Read full review
70
VarietyManuel BetancourtFeb 18, 2021
Neither glowing hagiography nor gritty apologia, Sin wallows instead in Michelangelo’s melancholy, his vanity and later his paranoia. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeFeb 18, 2021
A captivating lead performance and a truly massive central metaphor make it a memorable arthouse film. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleFeb 18, 2021
Neither agonizing nor ecstatic, but solidly cinematic, Andrei Konchalovsky’s Michelangelo biopic Sin sees the veteran Russian filmmaker tackling the mystery of genius with what might be described as sumptuous grit. Read full review
70
The New York TimesBen KenigsbergFeb 18, 2021
An austere, demanding sit, Sin — a Russian-Italian coproduction with Italian dialogue — nevertheless has a stubborn integrity in exploring the competing forces of patronage and creative inspiration that Michelangelo confronted in the 16th century. Read full review
70
Screen DailyDemetrios MatheouFeb 15, 2021
Dramatically the film can feel a little one-note and overlong. But it stands comparison with Derek Jarman’s Caravaggio as a fascinating portrait of an artist fighting to survive in the cut and thrust of times quite unlike our own. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisFeb 17, 2021
Renaissance man extraordinaire Michelangelo Buonarroti is frequently accused of greed in the incohesive historical drama Sin, but the only real transgression is his pride, whether it’s nurturing his own divine genius or badmouthing the mediocrity of contemporaries like Leonardo and Raphael. Read full review
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