Front Cover |
Actor |
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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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