The Djinn

Name: The Djinn
Genre: Thriller, Horror
Released: May 14, 2021
Duration: 82 min
Rating: 59
Cast: Collin Joe, Donald Pitts, Ezra Dewey, Isaiah Dell, Jilbert Daniel

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IFC Midnight | Release Date: May 14, 2021 | R

Starring: Collin Joe, Donald Pitts, Ezra Dewey, Isaiah Dell, Jilbert Daniel, John Erickson, Omaryus Luckett, Recep Kotan, Rob Brownstein, Tevy Poe

Summary: A mute boy is trapped in his apartment with a sinister monster when he makes a wish to fulfill his heart’s greatest desire.

Director: David Charbonier and Justin Powell

Genre(s): Thriller, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 82 min

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Bobby LePire

Apr 8, 2021

The Djinn is scary and harrowing with a shocking and impactful ending. The acting is perfect, and the visuals are a masterclass in creating tension. Read full review

Mike Scott

May 11, 2021

As effective as it is, The Djinn won’t conjure up nearly as many eyeballs as Spiral, but those who watch it won’t be disappointed — although they might never look at I Dream of Jeannie the same way ever again. Read full review

The Playlist Mike DeAngelo

May 13, 2021

it’s a flawed but welcome throwback. Read full review

Richard Whittaker

May 13, 2021

With their debut, Charbonier and Powell proved a rare grasp of childhood horror, and keeping the perspective of youth among adult sins. The Djinn is even more reliant on that ability, and on their extraordinary relationship with the returning Dewey. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

May 10, 2021

This isn’t anybody’s idea of a new horror classic. But The Djinn takes a basic story and delivers the basic jolts and frights we expect from it. No more, no less. Read full review

Noel Murray

May 15, 2021

For the most part, The Djinn is effectively taut and tense, helped along by a spooky, synth-heavy score, some nifty special effects and a genuinely disturbing twist ending. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Simon Abrams

May 14, 2021

Too bad The Djinn is often as plodding as it is impersonal. This movie crawls whenever it needs to sprint. Read full review

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JLau

Aug 23, 2021

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Home Alone meets A Quiet Place as a mute boy makes a deal with an evil genie so that he can have a voice but only if he survives the night.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Jun 16, 2021

One of the cardinal sins of filmmaking is predictability, a transgression this alleged horror film violates multiple times during its 81-minute runtime (which seems much longer while watching it). When a young boy stumbles upon a copy of the Book of Shadows in his new home, he uses it toOne of the cardinal sins of filmmaking is predictability, a transgression this alleged horror film violates multiple times during its 81-minute runtime (which seems much longer while watching it). When a young boy stumbles upon a copy of the Book of Shadows in his new home, he uses it to summon a djinn (essentially a devious genie) to grant his most cherished wish, a request that comes at a cost. Directors David Charbonier and Justin Powell then proceed to spin a cat-and-mouse yarn riddled with virtually every horror film cliche ever imagined, with alleged scares coming precisely on cue in exactly the foreseen forms from there to the end of the film. Despite some atmospheric cinematography and an occasionally intriguing production design, the picture suffers from numerous narrative inconsistencies, as well as unexplained plot devices, glacial pacing and, of course, the aforementioned predictability. Nothing frightening here, except, of course, for the money you'll be out if you decide to plunk down hard-earned funds to watch this cinematic disappointment.… Expand

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chadimus

May 15, 2021

Could not stay awake for this film. Tedious, slow, but worst of all no scares. Every five minutes I was checking in with myself on why I was still watching this. I admit I only watched for 20 minutes but at that point it was 20 minutes wasted on this non-scary, uneventful flick.

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