Captain Creepy's Crazy Cult Cinema - "Jinn"

I remember some time ago seeing a trailer for Jinn. It seems like it was at the theater where I saw it, however that may not be accurate and was probably at the beginning of another movie I was watching at the time. What I do recall is that Jinn looked intriguing and when it popped up on Netflix I knew the time was right to check it out.
The mythology of the movie is that there were three types of beings created by God. Human, Angels, and Jinn. The Jinn are basically fallen angels that were cast from Heaven for refusing to acknowledge the superiority of humans in creation. The Jinn have been roaming the Earth ever since causing all sorts of chaos and mayhem and mischief. These are beings that were created from smoke and live in  a dimension just offset a touch from our own from which they can enter into our dimension at will.
Shawn is a man living with his wife Jasmine in Michigan and they want to have a baby but Jasmine is unable to bear children. Shawn begins to notice a shadow man type figure around his house. This is spooky and well done. Bad things begin to happen to Shawn and Jasmine. Shawn meets a man named Gabriel, played by Ray Park (Snake Eyes from GI Joe and Darth Maul from Star Wars). Gabriel introduces Shawn to a priest named Father Westhoff. These two characters take Shawn to meet a man named Ali, who is living in a mental hospital. We learn that Ali is Shawn's uncle and that their family has battled for generations against the sinister forces known as the Jinn. Think the Van Helsings and vampires. Gabriel has been acting secretly as Shawn's guardian angel for many years. The remainder of the movie is our team of heroes attempting to defeat the Jinn and drive them from the land. A coming of age story as Shawn attempts to fulfill his destiny. His heroes quest.
Jinn is a movie that had a lot of unrealized potential. I like the premise a lot, but was less than impressed with the execution. It's hard to pinpoint where exactly this went off the rails. The script isn't bad but could have used a little tightening. Effects are nice and there is some enjoyable atmosphere. It just seemed to lack a punch and fell flat. I really wanted to like this movie but couldn't quit get there. Captain Creepy found Jinn to be not bad, but average at best. This may be worth a watch if the premise sounds interesting to you although if you were to pass on Jinn it wouldn't be a big loss. 5 out of 10.