![]() ![]() ![]() Jolie's sultry looks work well for her character and her performance, while at times self-conscious, delivers the kind of pouting mystery that a good noir anti-heroine demands.īanderas is no less pleasing to the eye, though his part is much more straightforward. ![]() The effect is sometimes muy over the top - and sometimes cornily enjoyable as well. The noir elements - a gullible man, a femme fatale and the old lethal cocktail of love, lust and greed - drive the story, but it's the cheesy romance that sets the tone. ![]() But Luis is hooked and follows Julia to Havana, where he discovers her true identity and confronts her partner - and abusive lover - Billy (Jane). Having sparked Luis' passion, Julia empties his bank account and flees from his palatial home. Jolie's Julia is a beautiful American con artist who surreptitiously takes the place of a mail-order bride being brought to the island by wealthy businessman Luis (Banderas). The story - from a book by 1940's crime novelist Cornell Woolrich - is set in 19th-century Cuba. The exotic elements may help in some territories outside the US, although weak pre-US debuts in Germany and France don't bode well for the rest of the international roll-out. Jolie's rising star power should help the film to a decent opening in the US, but a quick fall-off seems likely. Written and directed by Michael Cristofer, who previously steered Jolie's breakthrough performance in Gia, Original Sin wraps a plot from the world of film noir in a period Latin love story that's more reminiscent of cheesy romance novels. 116 mins.Īngelina Jolie's second big release of the summer is a very different kettle of pescado from Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. ![]()
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