| Front Cover |
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| Movie Details |
| Director |
Michael Cristofer |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
Unrated |
| Running Time |
118 mins |
| Country |
USA |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| 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 |
| Personal Details |
| Seen It |
Yes |
| Index |
1317 |
| Collection Status |
In Collection |
| Links |
Amazon US
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| Product Details |
| Edition |
Unrated Version |
| Format |
DVD |
| Region |
Region 1 |
| Screen Ratio |
1.85:1 |
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027616872302 |
| Release Date |
3/26/2002 |
| Subtitles |
English; French; Portuguese; Spanish |
| Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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