Sydney Sweeney is quickly washing off the stink of Madame Web thanks to her new horror movie Immaculate. The “nunsploitation” film premiered at SXSW on Tuesday night, spurring a flurry of reactions to Sweeney’s performance. Immaculate apparently has a jaw-dropping ending, which nobody is spoiling. Apparently, it goes places, and Sweeney does a hell of a job selling it.
“Hoo boy. Just watched the #SXSW premiere of IMMACULATE and Sydney Sweeney is a final girl and scream queen for a new generation,” Jason Kauzlarich tweeted. “Bloody, intense, and beautifully shot. Nunsploitation lives!”
Hoo boy. Just watched the #SXSW premiere of IMMACULATE and Sydney Sweeney is a final girl and scream queen for a new generation. Bloody, intense, and beautifully shot. Nunsploitation lives! pic.twitter.com/WNt5QHpdTk
— Jason Kauzlarich (@JasonKauz) March 13, 2024
“It’s no surprise that Sydney Sweeney DELIVERS in Immaculate!!” Leia Mendoza wrote. “One of my favorite new scream queen performances. the jump scares, atmosphere just added even more tension and this project goes wild with a midnight crowd!!”
it’s no surprise that sydney sweeney DELIVERS in immaculate!! one of my favorite new scream queen performances. the jump scares, atmosphere just added even more tension and this project goes wild with a midnight crowd!! #SXSW pic.twitter.com/SRX19fYu4O
— leia (@leiassunsets) March 13, 2024
“Sydney Sweeney’s punchy nunsploitation pregnancy horror has THE BALLSIEST ENDING of any mainstream horror you’ll see this year,” Whitlock and Pope tweeted. “I can’t believe they went there.”
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Sydney Sweeney’s punchy nunsploitation pregnancy horror has THE BALLSIEST ENDING of any mainstream horror you’ll see this year. I can’t believe they went there. #SXSW #SXSW2024 #Immaculate pic.twitter.com/sMPJJqnzGH— Whitlock And Pope 🏳️⚧️🤘 (@WhitlockAndPope) March 13, 2024
“Whatever the next level beyond Scream Queen is, Sydney Sweeney gets there in IMMACULATE” Dancin’ Dan on Film wrote. “The trailer’s promise of Rosemary’s Baby in a convent doesn’t even begin to cover it. A gauntlet of gore with some righteous fury behind it. Sweeney is a horror heroine for the ages.”
Whatever the next level beyond Scream Queen is, Sydney Sweeney gets there in IMMACULATE. The trailer’s promise of Rosemary’s Baby in a convent doesn’t even begin to cover it. A gauntlet of gore with some righteous fury behind it. Sweeney is a horror heroine for the ages. #SXSW pic.twitter.com/DKxTme4hXK
— Dancin' Dan in Oscar Land (@dancindanonfilm) March 13, 2024
You can see more Immaculate reactions below:
IMMACULATE fckn slaps. It’s like a 70s nun horror resurrected into 2024 in the most successful, non-annoying way (complete with the occasional silly logic). Heavy on the editing jump scares but I ain’t mad at it — I ain’t mad at it at all. Not giving away any surprises 🤫
— Kaila Sarah Hier (@cleverrgirrl) March 13, 2024
IMMACULATE: Gripping and haunting. Excellent jump scares and an ending that will be talked about for a long long time. It’s fucking wild in all the right ways.
🎥#AMovieGuySXSW pic.twitter.com/AfKRHO9K4c— Leo Brady (@LeosAMovieGuy) March 13, 2024
The final scene of #Immaculate is utterly insane, and it's also the best work of Sydney Sweeney's young career. Michael Mohan has crafted a religious horror and nunsploitation film that will be remembered. Well done. pic.twitter.com/HQfSN9lksk
— Brian Davids (@PickYourBrian) March 13, 2024
#Immaculate is a slow, terrifying burn that transforms into a hell of a time! It’s gory and unhinged in all the right ways. That ending will have a lot of people talking FOR SURE. #SXSW pic.twitter.com/QJwNoP5ySt
— Ryan McQuade (@ryanmcquade77) March 13, 2024
#Immaculate is the first great horror film of 2024! It draws you in with a nunsploitation premise only to absolutely pull the rug out from under you with a jaw dropper of an ending/reveal that has Sweeney giving her best performance. IMMACULATE is this year’s BARBARIAN pic.twitter.com/kMdxxHZKv7
— Reyna Cervantes (@Jfcdoomblade) March 13, 2024
IMMACULATE isn’t just a clever title; it’s also that damn good. Sweeney proves herself to be a natural born final girl *and* savvy producer, Mohan brings the goopy goods, and the film pulls exactly zero punches with its subject matter. One of the best horror films of the year. pic.twitter.com/70Z8ste3og
— Bill Bria (@billbria) March 13, 2024
Here’s the official synopsis:
Sydney Sweeney stars as Cecilia, an American nun of devout faith, embarking on a new journey in a remote convent in the picturesque Italian countryside. Cecilia’s warm welcome quickly devolves into a nightmare as it becomes clear her new home harbors a sinister secret and unspeakable horrors.
Immaculate opens in theaters on March 22.
