Minor spoilers for Sinners lie ahead, so read on with that in mind.
When it comes to 2025 movie releases, Sinners has arguably emerged as one of the most buzzed-about films of the year thus far. Ryan Coogler’s southern vampire epic successfully crossed box office milestones and earned critical acclaim from critics and general audiences alike. The ambitious production features its fair share of spectacle, but it’s the more personal moments that truly make it shine. On that note, there’s one particularly sobering moment that I haven’t stopped thinking about since I watched the film.
Delroy Lindo’s Delta Slim Has A Moment That’ll Stay With Me Forever
Michael B. Jordan, who skillfully plays twins Elijah “Smoke” and Elias “Stack” Moore. Other cast members like Hailee Steinfeld, Wunmi Mosaku, Jack O’Connell and Miles Caton shine as well. However, I really have to give props to veteran actor Delroy Lindo, who portrays resident wino and skilled bluesman Delta Slim. Lindo steals more than a few scenes, and his character adds levity to the bleak narrative. However, a heartbreaking moment involving Slim that I want to discuss.
X is any indication, I’m not the only one who couldn’t stop thinking about Lindo’s Slim after watching the movie.
Delta Slim could be a one-note character in the hands of a lesser actor and writer/director. Thankfully, Delroy Lindo and Ryan Coogler work together to turn him into a nuanced individual who can tickle viewers’ funny bones and break their hearts. In a perfect world, Lindo would, at the very least, score an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. That would not only be deserving, given his work, but it would also be sweet retribution for Lindo being snubbed in that category for his stellar work in 2020’s Da 5 Bloods.
Regardless of whether any kind of awards are handed out or not, none of that would detract from the fact that Delta Slim’s monologue scene is very impressive. It can be hard to mine true emotion out of a blockbuster, but Ryan Coogler does so in stellar fashion. The well-reviewed Sinners truly tugs at the heartstrings, and Delta’s moment is a testament to that.
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