Bardlerx Strictly average movie

Lawbolisted Powerful

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

janerosslj Omg, I have never watched anything so weird! Way to long romance scenes, along with how random the characters were. Antonio was one minute, so in love with Julia than he wanted to kill her. Literally. But when he had the chance, he was in love with her again?! Really?! Talk about a disappointment. I got half way through and had to turn it off. Not watching this crap. Not for anybody.

tomsview Set in the 19th Century, the film is about a Cuban Coffee planter, Luis Antonio Vargas played by Antonio Banderas, who advertises for a wife in an American Newspaper. She duly arrives in the form of Angelina Jolie. When she asks him why he wanted an American wife he answers, "Here we are the past and there you are the future".He marries her, finds that he really loves her, is then deceived and robbed by her, seeks revenge but falls in love with her again only to be enmeshed in her deceitful lifestyle. It was a tall order to make it all work; the film bites off more than it can chew then chews like crazy for the rest of it's running time."Original Sin" has enough packed into its 116 minutes to provide the material for a six-hour mini-series. The film is based on "Waltz Into Darkness", a novel by Cornell Woolrich, who must rank just behind William Shakespeare for producing the largest number of works that have been turned into film."Original Sin" is fast-paced, beautifully photographed, and features two charismatic stars – it all works perfectly as long as you just go along with it. Where the film runs into trouble is in consistency of tone, especially in the second half. But even if the only consistent tone in "Original Sin" is Angelina Jolie's nail enamel, part of the fascination is seeing how the filmmakers manage to get the story out of the many corners they have painted it into.One thing is for sure, Angelina Jolie dominates the screen. The filmmakers also showed a fascination with those famous lips; so much so that a couple of sequences start with a close-up of her lips before the camera pulls back to reveal the whole scene. In fact, she is photographed to great advantage in this film, and her Victorian era costumes suit her so well she looks as though she could sit for a portrait by John Singer Sargent the moment the director called cut.The interaction between Jolie and Banderas is fascinating and actually carries the movie over the rough spots in the plot. Calm and controlled, their performances have considerable depth despite the mounting implausibilities of the story. A couple of the supporting roles are also interesting; Australian Jack Thompson, who did brisk business around this time playing portly Southern gentlemen, plays Vargas' friend who warns him against Jolie's character. The other is Thomas Jane who plays a detective in a somewhat bizarre role."Original Sin" is a throwback to an era in Hollywood filmmaking when the audience accepted a fairly far-fetched plot as long as it was wrapped in the gloss of fabulous stars and a lavish production. Anyone looking for reality in film can forget this one, but the two attractive stars light up the screen, and despite everything that has gone before, it has a satisfying ending that brings a smile to the face.

rr-alcaraz I was move by this movie. Love Story at its superb presentation. If you think you know what love is, say that after watching this. Have you seen a man, cheated on his own eyes, rob up to the last cents and almost killed many times by his wife who getaway with it.until he saw her again, then what he did is…taddann..kiss her.I own a tape of this movie so i have the chance of watching it allover again.It is one of those few movies that gets you involve while watching it.The character of Angelina defines a woman-tempted,weak,fearful yet glamorous,smart and full of guts.It makes me re think of the Garden of Eden,how Eve persuade Adam to bite the forbidden fruit.Antonio Banderas in here is the typical in love person-how he defeats his mind and let his heart rule him.How he practically choose to be dumb over all the lies,deceit and hatred she caused him.This is a perfect love story for those who sinned against their love ones hoping for redemption...and also the best story for those who loves someone who hurt them badly but waiting for apologies in open arms.

tburke85 Original Sin is a disappointing thriller starring Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie, and Thomas Jane. For those of you who haven't seen it I wont say anything else about the movie except for the solid acting by most of the cast the movie failed to entertain and left me disappointed. The director does an all right job of bringing this movie to the big screen but unfortunately the pacing is slow and the film could've been a lot better. The only reason I gave this movie four stars out of ten is because of the attempt by the actors and the very steamy sex scene between Banderas and Jolie that really pushes the R rating. If you're a fan of either of the stars than you might like this movie more than me. There are a few twists and surprises you might not see coming but then again you might expect it because I for one did. Despite the talent of Banderas and Jolie who try to bring life to the characters the same can go for Jane who does an okay job with the supporting role he does have the movie itself just isn't that great. The film does have strong sexual content, nudity, language, and some violence so this is no movie for parents to see with their kids at least not until their seventeen or over. Overall Original Sin isn't that good of a movie and you're better off watching something else. Unless your a kid who wants to see Jolie featured in a graphic sex scene and without her clothes on then this is the movie for you. Otherwise skip Original Sin and watch a better thriller that's worth watching more than once.