The acting credits of Sydney Sweeney are getting bigger and better. We are less than three months into 2024 and she has already starred in two movies. After the disappointing “Madame Web”, Sweeney has now come back with “Immaculate”.
The pre-release buzz surrounding the movie wasn’t overwhelmingly positive, leaving many with a sense of trepidation. However, in a surprising turn of events, “Immaculate” has defied expectations. The film has not only managed to appease fans but has also garnered the respect of critics, who are particularly praising Sweeney for her role.
Sydney Sweeney Collects Praise For Her Role In Immaculate
Immaculate is a psychological horror movie. It follows the story of Cecilia, played by Sydney Sweeney, a nun who takes a job in the Italian countryside. Her initially smooth life takes a harsh turn when she slowly starts uncovering the hidden secrets of her new residence.
While the plot of Immaculate sounds strong, fans did not quite have the hope of watching the Euphoria star excel in a horror movie role. However, Sweeney surpassed these expectations and turned out to be the main reason behind the movie’s initial critical success.
The movie is being praised for its production, with one critic claiming that there “isn’t an ounce of fat on its 89 min runtime”. However, much of the praise is directed to Sweeney’s acting in the movie, with some calling her “a natural born final girl”.
Now that the embargo is lifted, I can tell you that Immaculate fucking whips. It's beautiful, it's eerie, it's brutal and there isn't an ounce of fat on its 89 min runtime. https://t.co/JXAxqrVahF pic.twitter.com/w0hm7C4PQR
— Josh Levesque (@JoshBLevesque) 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
I think I’m finally allowed to say that I saw IMMACULATE a few weeks ago and it is a CORKER. Sydney Sweeney writes her place in horror history with this one. So excited to see it again, and to discuss the ending with people. Fuuuucking hell. pic.twitter.com/Mig1qnhknY
— eric (@MrEAnders) March 13, 2024
IMMACULATE: in which Sydney Sweeney very credibly portrays a woman who feels her gifts from god are making everyone around her treat her weird
— Charles Bramesco (@intothecrevasse) March 13, 2024
#Immaculate is modern nunsploitation done right. Sydney Sweeney kills it in this movie, giving her BEST performance to date. It’s great to see proper tension and suspense, leading to some solid scares. The film’s third act is PERFECT and delivers some of my favourite horror… pic.twitter.com/9fNOKXtlRn
— BSL (@bigscreenleaks) March 15, 2024
Given the great review of Immaculate, it is safe to debate that Sweeney has given perhaps her best performance to date.
Sydney Sweeney Has Apparently Moved On From Madame Web’s Failure
Before she was praised for Immaculate, Sydney Sweeney was also at the receiving end of criticism for Madame Web. Almost everyone had expected the movie to be a disaster and well, it did turn out to be one.
The movie failed to even cross the $100 Million gross on the worldwide box office. Sweeney played the role of Julia Cornwall, a future Spider-Woman. While the movie was a commercial as well as a critical failure, its cast was rather unfazed, which includes Sweeney as well. Speaking to Los Angeles Times, she said how she was only hired as an actor for the movie.
“I was just hired as an actress in it, so I was just along for the ride for whatever was going to happen.”
Practically, it is good that the actors do not take a movie’s failure to themselves. Further, it took Sweeney less than a month to bounce back from the failure of Madame Web. With her role in Immaculate, Sweeney has managed to turn her hatred into praise.
Immaculate made its premiere on March 12, 2024, at the South by Southwest Film Festival and will be released in theatres on March 22, 2024.
