Download Full Movie: The Sintern
Director: Julie Herlocker
Stars: Evelyn GiovineDamon DayoubSamuel Larsen
The Sintern – Movie Review
A young woman hellbent on revenge takes a job as an intern at a megachurch to expose a corrupt pastor with dark secrets.
For this latest thriller "The Sintern", the story is actually entertaining, intriguing, and surprisingly good. I say surprisingly because this could easily have been a stereotypical mess with super acting. Fortunately, both the plot and actors work effortlessly!
Continue reading our The Sintern movie review below.
What’s in a title?
Having read the plot and seen the title, I was completely on board with this new Tubi thriller. I mean, this is a movie about a young woman who takes a job as an intern to expose the dark side of a Megachurch.
The title of The Sintern is absolutely perfect!
Obviously, she isn’t full of sin, but surely those at the church would disagree. And having a megachurch be the setting is perfect. As someone who is notoriously not a fan of organized religion, I love it when people use their faith for good.
In The Sintern, there is a huge focus on all the good people working at and for the megachurch. The kind of people who believe in second chances and who actually follow the loving guidance of their Lord and Savior.
It would have been so easy to just paint everyone at the church as complicit to all the bad deeds, but it would also have been lazy. Not to mention unrealistic. A lot of people do want to bring good into the world. Especially those who feel they have a home in their faith.
Great casting all around
When The Sintern opens, I wasn’t sure about the character of “V”. She’s the main protagonist and her darker rebellious look seemed a bit too much for me.
However, I fully recognize this was to make the make-over to Megachurch intern persona “Chastity” that much stronger. As a result, I loved Evelyn Giovine in the role. Well, both roles as she switches between being Chastity the Intern and her real identity of V.
I also want to highlight Raquel Davies as her friend Ruby. From the first scene with her, I felt safe that this movie would turn out right. Raquel Davies has exactly the natural and organic vibe with Evelyn Giovine’s character that sets the tone of The Sintern.
In the church setting, we see Damon Dayoub as Paster Dean Humphries and Stefanie Estes (a Heaven of Horror darling) as his wife, Heidi. There could’ve been more Stefanie Estes, but she didn’t need more scenes to make an impact.
Also, as the resident Megachurch singer, we see Samuel Larsen (Glee, After) as Gage. A character that reminded me so much of Creed lead singer Scott Stapp that I’m listening to Creed while writing this review.
Finally, the women working with “Chastity the Intern” are all quite intriguing and just won me over. From the tough no-nonsense senior staffer, Louann (Judy Kain) to Kayle (Phuong Kubacki) who knows pride is a sin but that God would understand her bragging about her brownies.
I just loved this detail in the movie. It’s exactly the kind of dialogue that offers character background in just one line, while also setting the tone for how Kayla would interact with Chastity.
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