Original Sin (DVD)

Original Sin Year:2001 Based on a best selling novel called 'Waltz in to the darkness', a book which I have to admit to not having read, a comparison between the cinematic release and novel this review will not be. In what seems to be a recent trend in Hollywood, this film tries at times to be a little too clever in the whole corruption, murder and intrigue stakes, that starts off rather promising, luring the viewer into a false sense of satisfaction, before, well, doing nothing really. This problem with this film was that you get into the film, appreciate the way it was constructed, then it simply does nothing, fails to build on ...  Read the complete review

The only reason I decided to watch tis movie is the actors ? Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas. I like both and think that they are good actors. The movie is set in the 1800's and the movie seems true to the period. Antonio Banderas plays Luis, a Cuban coffee tycoon who advertises in the newspaper for a bride from America. On the day that she arrives he cannot find her, that is apparently because she has used someone else's photo - not wanting someone to marry her just because she is beautiful. Angelina Jolie plays his wife, I cannot give anymore without spoiling anything, so read the spoiler section if you wish to find out. Thomas ...  Read the complete review