Original Sin

  • 16 (GERMANY)
  • 2001


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21 %
12 % Rotten
$ 35 Million
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Positive Reviews 3
Negative reviews 19
Average Rating 1.8/5
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2.2
A textbook case of a movie that would have been better had it been worse. EW
3.8
Its an exuberant example of what it is a bodice ripping murder meller and at that it gets a passing grade. Rogerebert
2.5
If you can swallow some of the more overripe dialogue ... its not nearly as mediocre a two hours as the trailers would have you think.
1.3
The film feels like bare bones docu fiction, though, resisting the attendant drama until the bitter, grisly end. San Francisco Chronicle
1.5
This felt like a really bad TV movie of the week, with some nudity stuffed in from time to time, just to wake up the audience. JoBlo
1.5
Can be recommended only to moviegoers who like pictures so outrageously bad that you can revel in their awfulness. One Guys Opinion
2.5
Cable fare masquerading as a theatrical feature because of its high profile cast. ReelViews
2.5
Recycled sin, more like it, but preposterously entertaining nonetheless. Tv Guide
2.5
But Cristofer doesnt seem to have a clue how to balance it all out. Combust Ible Celluloid
0.5
Banderas, though, doesnt realize this until long after hes hooked. Usa Today
1.8
This is a dull, languid film full of unsurprising plot twists and ludicrous soap opera style melodrama. Eric Ds Nider
1.5
Essentially a three person tale, the film never overcomes the fact that we dont care about and/or arent particularly interested in the characters. Screen It
1.5
Begs one major question: How the hell does writer director Michael Cristofer keep getting work Film Journal International ..
0.5
While you have to pity Banderas and Jolie, you also have to credit them for keeping a straight face through this nonsense. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
1.9
As they engage in open mouth kissing, they smack loudly like a couple of preschoolers woofing down greasy hamburgers. Internet Reviews
2.0
The only sin committed here is the cardinal one of boring us to tears. Bbc
1.9
A ridiculous story about how far people will go to maintain possession of an especially phenomenal f**k. Mr Brown Movies
2.5
Features moments of sheer power and earnestness, and others that are so misdirected and ludicrously written, they have to be seen to be believed. The Movie Boy
1.5
Cristofers approach is relentlessly serious and dead on, devoid of humor, wit or personality. Calendar Live
1.5
It looks terrific, with loads of ambience and period detail of Cuba in the 1880s; and theres an earnest, convincing and genuinely courageous performan .. Seattle Pi
1.3
But Cristofers script proves fatally incapable of smoothing out the whiplash character turns and making sense of the big picture: its incredible in th .. Groucho Reviews
2.5
Director Michael Christofer falls victim to the frivolous trappings of...pulp carnality, letting the tawdry get the better of him... Spliced Wire
2.5
Well, youd have to really love cheap melodrama to like this movie. Three Movie Buffs
2.5
While some scenes are splendidly produced, Banderas and Jolie lighting the screen with danger and amore; others fall flat. Ross Anthony
2.5
While itis sultry, steamy and shameless, it is not, unfortunately, really good. Film Blather
1.0
One of the most torturous films of the summer, definitely front running to make my bottom ten of the year. Filmcritic.com
4.5
One the most laugh out loud funny movies Ive seen all year. However, its not being billed as a comedy. Fantastic A Daily
0.5
The only real joy in this deliriously awful film is that the wacky, bosom heaving, lip smacking, rat poison drinking psych outs never stop until the l .. I Film
1.5
What starts off as a sleazy melodrama with intriguing co star chemistry quickly gets bogged down in piled up plot twists. Citysearch
2.5
What we have here is simply an erotic thriller with so many melodramatic turns, it eventually becomes laughable. Mark Reviews Movies Tripod ..
4.5
Unless John Travolta has a sequel to Battlefield Earth up his sleeve, or Kevin Costner has a new project in the works, they might as well hand out the ..
2.5
Cristofer takes liberties with the novels downbeat ending and tacks on a happily ever after coda that seems more in keeping with something made under ..
1.3
Its your basic, steamy black widow tale with one of the most implausible set ups in memory.



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