It's not necessarily a bad film, but it does fall into the trap where its impact could have been magnified to greater heights, absently leaving some of its ambitious storytelling as a wasted opportunity.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Aug 27, 2020

What's interesting is we get to see both Summer's and Tahir's reactions to being torn apart after they are 'caught'. It isn't one sided.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 3, 2020

Mu'min, who based "Jinn" in part on her own upbringing, approaches her protagonist's journey of self-discovery with a delicate sense of wonder and a striking lack of moral judgment.

| Sep 5, 2019

Demonstrating that identity is multifaceted and not as singular as society or religion paints it to be, Jinn is a wonderfully layered coming-of-age tale.

| Original Score: A | Feb 13, 2019

Change is never easy, especially when it comes to religious beliefs and family. The complexities of this film are multi-faceted and a great project for anyone struggling with the dilemma of juggling two things you love.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Feb 6, 2019

Coming-of-age drama Jinn is a beautiful meditation on the complexities of becoming whole in a world that seems to thrive on breaking the spirit of anyone seen as 'other'.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jan 10, 2019

Renee turns in a radiant lead performance, the story spotlights underrepresented POCs, and Mu'min often flashes hints of her potential as a filmmaker.

| Dec 13, 2018

Jinn quivers with joy and uncertainty, confidence and shame, delivering exactly what makes independent cinema exciting: a bright new voice with a bold vision.

| Nov 16, 2018

Jinn holds several beautiful elements, especially in its central mother-daughter story.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Nov 16, 2018

Jinn is a special little film, one that never lets its complicated, contradictory characters become abstractions, but instead revels in all the disparate elements that make them who they are.

| Nov 15, 2018

Mu'min shows great sensitivity as a director, drawing a remarkably carefree and naturalistic performance from her young star that makes her sympathetic, even when her character is behaving in selfish and hurtful ways.

| Original Score: B | Nov 15, 2018

Jinn is a colorful portrait of the complexities inherent in life, love, and religion that succeeds as a character study far more than as a plot-driven story.

| Nov 14, 2018

There's nothing preachy about Jinn, even though Nijla Mu'min's elegant debut feature is about a teenager coming to terms with her mother's newly embraced religion.

| Nov 14, 2018

Jinn requires ... a willingness to observe not just the physical representation of the world, but the emotions emanating from every piece of the frame.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Nov 14, 2018

Jinn is an emotionally charged film of moving brilliance with a trio of women, both on-screen and off,

| Nov 13, 2018

At a time when Islam has become weaponized as a synonym for ISIS, we need [these] glimpses at its positivity and humanity.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 12, 2018

A coming-of-age story that ‎cleverly walks a fine line of familiarity and foreignness.

| Aug 28, 2018

Renee has a superhuman charisma. Yet the young actor makes audiences root for her while also allowing Summer to be rude and thoughtless.

| Original Score: B | Mar 22, 2018

There are good, admirable intentions, and there's the movie that results from them. Sad to say, Jinn consistently lets down its premise and performers.

| Mar 16, 2018

The mother-daughter relationship is central here, as we watch two very different women come to terms with who they are and who they are desperate to become. This juxtaposition was one of the most profound aspects Jinn.

| Mar 14, 2018