Original Sin (2001)
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
Genre..........: Romance | Thriller
Runtime.......: 1h 51mn
Video Codec.: DivX 3 Low
Video Bitrate: 865 kbps
Aspect Ratio.: 640x272
Framerate....: 25.000 fps
Audio Codec.: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3
Audio Bitrate: 128 kbps 2ch CBR 48000Hz
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