Original Sin (R Rated Version)

Sexy Angelina Jolie turns on the heat as a mysterious woman whose insatiable lust for her new husband (Antonio Banderas) is exceeded only by her desire for his fortune in this steamy erotic thriller.System Requirements:Starring: Antonio Banderas Angelina Jolie Thomas Jane and Jack Thompson. Directed By: Michael Cristofer. Running Time: 116 Min. Color. This film is presented in both "Widescreen" and "Standard" formats. Copyright 2002 MGM Studios.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: R UPC: 027616861498 Manufacturer No: 1001873

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