The Djinn
IFC Midnight | Release Date: May 14, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 12 Critic Reviews
Positive:
8
Mixed:
3
Negative:
1
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
Film ThreatBobby LePireApr 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
75
The PlaylistMike DeAngeloMay 13, 2021
it’s a flawed but welcome throwback. Read full review
75
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottMay 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
70
SlashfilmMarisa MirabalMay 15, 2021
Suspenseful, sinister and bittersweet, The Djinn is a cut-throat example of how effective horror can be with succinct decisions around dialogue and theatrics. Read full review
70
VarietyDennis HarveyMay 13, 2021
This lean thriller doesn’t provide much food for thought, but it delivers a compact dose of extreme jeopardy. Read full review
70
The New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimMay 13, 2021
The film betrays its own less-is-more philosophy and becomes weighed down by exposition — but it’s a tense, thrilling ride nonetheless. Read full review
67
Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerMay 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
63
Movie NationRoger MooreMay 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
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMay 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
42
The Film StageJared MobarakMay 11, 2021
I wonder if the budget was perhaps too small to overcome since every moment The Djinn appears ready to transcend, it tragically deflates. Or perhaps its conceit deserved short film status instead. Going beyond twenty minutes simply isn’t viable. Read full review
40
The GuardianPhil HoadSep 14, 2021
Charbonier and Powell like moving through the apartment in Steadicam but this results in a soupy style that seeks to cover for the lack of positional imagination and rigour in the script. Read full review
25
RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsMay 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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