...the only sin committed was by the filmmakers producing the movie in the first place.
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03/31/02
Original Sin (2001)
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Reviews Counted:90
Fresh:11
Rotten:79
Average Rating:3.4/10
Consensus: Laughably melodramatic, Original Sin features bad acting, bad dialogue, and bad plotting.
Runtime: 1 hr 58 mins
Genre: Dramas
US Box Office: $15,113,699
Synopsis: Late nineteenth century Cuba. Dawn. At the docks, Luis (Antonio Banderas) waits for his American mail-order bride. But, his wait seems to be in vain. Then, magically, she appears--Julia (Angelina... [More]
Starring: Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Jack Thompson, Thomas Jane
Director: Michael Cristofer
Reviews for Original Sin
What we have here is simply an erotic thriller with so many melodramatic turns, it eventually becomes laughable.
02/26/02
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01/27/02
Cristofer takes liberties with the novel's downbeat ending and tacks on a happily ever after coda that seems more in keeping with something made under the studio system ...
12/21/01
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11/25/01
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11/12/01
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10/12/01
Top CriticA ridiculous story about how far people will go to maintain possession of an especially phenomenal ****.
10/11/01
The only sin committed here is the cardinal one of boring us to tears.
09/24/01
El candente verano nos trae en su cierre a Angelina Jolie y Antonio Banderas en una película con la promesa de una fuerte carga erótica ...
09/04/01
Recycled sin, more like it, but preposterously entertaining nonetheless.
08/31/01
Begs one major question: How the hell does writer-director Michael Cristofer keep getting work?
08/27/01
While itis sultry, steamy and shameless, it is not, unfortunately, really good.
08/24/01
While some scenes are splendidly produced, Banderas and Jolie lighting the screen with danger and amore; others fall flat.
08/23/01
A load of pretentious crap.
08/12/01
As they engage in open-mouth kissing, they smack loudly like a couple of preschoolers woofing down greasy hamburgers.
08/10/01
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08/10/01
High on lust and low on logic, the preposterous Original Sin is an erotic thriller that evokes more laughs than sweat.
08/09/01
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08/09/01
Top CriticLatest News for Original Sin
May 22, 2001:
Based upon: The novel, Waltz into Darkness, by Cornell Woolrich, an author and screenwriter responsible for many film noir classics like Rear Window and Phantom Lady. 
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May 22, 2001:
The Banderas - Jolie matchup was hot enough to spark rumors (much denied) of an on set romance. Then again Cristofer's last flick was the opposite of hot Body Shots.
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