The story, the script (mostly), the photography a, stes and costumes are worthy of a movie in the top class. Antonio Banderas is terrific in the lead male role: he imbues his character with total credibility. However, the flaw in this movie lies with the lead female character: Angelina Jolie. While Banderas looks and acts like a man of the of the nineteenth century with myriad desires and characteristics, Jolie acts like she she just wandered in from the set of Baywatch. Her repertoire of acting skills is minimal: she glowers, looks cute, looks happy, looks sensual within a small range of emotions. If she and the director thought the sight of her breasts were enough to give a scene passion, they were seriously misguided. I have enjoyed Jolie in other movies, but this is a stinker of a performance.
Review of Original Sin
