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Metascore
12 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Film ThreatBobby LePireFilm ThreatBobby LePireThe Djinn is scary and harrowing with a shocking and impactful ending. The acting is perfect, and the visuals are a masterclass in creating tension.
- 75New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNew Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottAs 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.
- 75The PlaylistMike DeAngeloThe PlaylistMike DeAngeloit’s a flawed but welcome throwback.
- 70The New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimThe New York TimesKristen Yoonsoo KimThe film betrays its own less-is-more philosophy and becomes weighed down by exposition — but it’s a tense, thrilling ride nonetheless.
- 70VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyThis lean thriller doesn’t provide much food for thought, but it delivers a compact dose of extreme jeopardy.
- 70SlashfilmMarisa MirabalSlashfilmMarisa MirabalSuspenseful, sinister and bittersweet, The Djinn is a cut-throat example of how effective horror can be with succinct decisions around dialogue and theatrics.
- 67Austin ChronicleRichard WhittakerAustin ChronicleRichard WhittakerWith 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.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreThis 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.
- 42The Film StageJared MobarakThe Film StageJared MobarakI 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.
- 25RogerEbert.comSimon AbramsRogerEbert.comSimon AbramsToo bad The Djinn is often as plodding as it is impersonal. This movie crawls whenever it needs to sprint.