Sinners

 

Oh this is easily the new film, I have enjoyed most this year

It is a Vampire movie set in prohibition era Deep South. The film is not perfect, in fact the final battle is confused. I think the ending was re-edited in post. That said this is a cult classic in the making

It looks beautiful. This is as I have mentioned a period piece, well cut clothes, classic cars, the heroes even carry a lugar. 

The sound track is great. The music is done well here

There is a strong cast. Jack O Connell from Harry Brown, Haile Steinfeld from the Coen brother remake of True Grit. 

So the story is simple two twin brothers, veterans of WW1 and the Chicago underworld buy an old mill somewhere down South. They wish to turn it into a juke- a dance hall. 

There is an dilemma  in the film, the brothers realize that their black clientele is too poor and too dependent on company scrip to pay real money. The characters debate turning people away unless they have real money. If they are too welcoming on opening night- then it will be harder as things go on.

Equally people have come to the juke after working 

Steinfeld plays a white passing girl. 

O'Connell as Remick the vampire steals the spot light. Playing like the devil, and one step ahead of everyone 

Speaking about deals at crossroads we also have the Twins cousin is a guitarist of sublime skill

Who is warned by his father about the Devil

The scenes where a succession of vampires try to get into the juke is well done. Cornbread-the bouncers confusion about what people do it  a nice touch. He ain't human anymore. O'Connell trying to guilt the black folk into letting him

All Human life and death is here. Even that which goes past that. Like the end of prohibition Sinners offers a chance to return to a deeper drink, a drink without the inhibition of race and sex and never have to worry about the morning