Original Sin

Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, Thomas Jane

A young man is plunged into a life of subterfuge, deceit and mistaken identity in pursuit of a femme fatale whose heart is never quite within his grasp.

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R, 1 hr. 56 min.

Directed by: Michael Cristofer

Released: August 3, 2001

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DVD Released: March 26, 2002

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  • December 1, 2007
    this was one of the films that helped put jolie on the map. she was great because she always is, and the story had slight moments where it was interesting, but ultimately it wasnt that good. a little smutty so to speak.
  • September 24, 2007
    lame
  • September 4, 2007
    I love me some Angelina and Banderas. This was a torrid love affair with a interesting 2nd half.
  • August 19, 2007
    Above par film, worth owning.
  • December 31, 2006
    Pretty good Flick.
  • July 3, 2009
    Any movie that has Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie can't be bad. In fact this movie is really good! It starts out as a simple "old time" movie about a mail-order bride to marry a rich farm owner in Cuba. It gets twisted in the middle of the movie as it becomes clear this is a... ...( read more )

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August 3, 2001
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times

Original Sin is really about murky storytelling, bad dialogue and arty close-ups of Jolie's formidable lips. full review

August 3, 2001
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

Loses its nerve and instead of maintaining its theme of obsession, it starts piling up absurd complications. full review

August 3, 2001
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

It's an exuberant example of what it is -- a bodice-ripping murder 'meller' -- and at that it gets a passing grade. full review

August 2, 2001
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

The film aspires to Hitchcock ... but it comes off like one of those soft-core Red Shoe Diaries flicks you see on cable TV. full review

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  • mulerpiis1
    April 23, 2009
    I like the movie
    the best in actor.
  • rambhatta03
    April 11, 2009
    i lik dis movie 2 much....
  • ruthfdeza
    March 24, 2009
    nice movie i've seen it
  • suntfericit0241
    November 8, 2007
    BUENA PELICULA , BUEN ACTOR , Y SOBRETODO BUENAZAAAAAAAAAA ACTRIZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
  • Pilimilose
    August 6, 2007
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  • dramejule
    April 15, 2007
    donne moi orno

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