Amazon.com: Original Sin belongs in the "so bad it's good" category of languid potboilers, offering enough nudity, sexual chemistry, and far-fetched plotting to make it an enjoyable lazy-day diversion. Based on Cornell Woolrich's novel Waltz into Darkness (previous filmed by François Truffaut as Mississippi Mermaid) and set in turn-of-the-century Cuba, the film traces a tailspin of amorous obsession when coffee plantation owner Luis (Antonio Banderas) discovers that his American mail-order bride (Angelina Jolie) is not the plain wife he'd expected, but a beautiful, scheming thief who's after his fortune. The movie asserts that love is truly blind, but absurd twists of plot make Luis appear more stupid than passionate. Writer-director Michael Cristofer fared better with Jolie in Gia; here, he's made another good-looking film about beautiful people, but its plot just can't be taken seriously. --Jeff Shannon
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Rating: - Original Sin (Unrated Version)
One of my favorite Angelina movies of all time....Keeps you in suspense, because you just never know what's going to happen next.
Rating: - A film you will love to watch again and again!
To be frank, I naturally didn't keep a lot of expectations from the film 'Original Sin' when I first heard of it, I just thought of it as just another 'Sex flick' but to my surprise I was forced to change ... Read More
Rating: - IT'S JUST ME, BUT:
JOLIE IS GREAT AS THE THEIVING MAIL ORDER BRIDE. bANDERAS IS GREAT AS THE WEALTHY LAND ORDER WHO NEEDS THE MAIL ORDER BRIDE. JM
Rating: - Just sinful
This movie is not all sex like some may say, but the story it tell is great.
Rating: - Great Transaction
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- Original Sin (Unrated Version)