Original Sin (2001)

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Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM)
Rating: R
Release Date: Aug 3, 2001
Running Time: 116 mins.
Country Of Origin: United States
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In turn of the century Cuba, Luis, a wealthy coffee tycoon, arranges to marry an American woman named Julia. When he takes Julia as his wife, he thinks his life is complete. But people aren't always who they seem and Luis's life begins to unravel. When Julia disappears with his money, Luis is forced to look into Julia's past - a past that doesn't seem to exist - and finds that the woman he loves is accused of a brutal murder. Sex and love turn to rage and revenge as Luis sets off to find his wife. But is he capable of playing her deadly game?
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A wealthy Cuban businessman learns that you don't always get what you pay for in this sexy, silly thriller.

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Luis Vargas (Antonio Banderas) pooh-poohs the notion of love--it's simply not for him. Instead, he sends away for an American bride to serve as a good wife, mother to his children, and status symbol. But when Julia Russell (Angelina Jolie) steps off the boat, the poor guy doesn't know what hit him (maybe it was her lips). Soon everything Luis thinks he knows about love flies out… Continued

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July 20, 2001
Here's a boo for untruth in film promotion, aimed at the ad for the MGM turkey Original Sin starring Angelina (pillow lips) Jolie and Antonio (laser eyes) Banderas, and featuring a blurb above my name saying, "Two sexy stars steam up the screen." Now, maybe you'd like to hear the rest of that sentence, which goes, ". . . but they can't obscure the sins of the script." Forget steam, it would take a blowtorch to burn off the "laughably bad" dialogue perpetrated by director Michael Cristofer, the… Continued
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Luis Antonio Vargas
Bonny Castle
Billy
Alan Jordan
Colonel Worth
Augusta Jordan
Emily Russell
Jorge Cortes
Cuban Priest
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