Original Sin
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) | Release Date: August 3, 2001 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
33
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
8
Negative:
13
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
VarietyLisa Nesselson
Lavish and florid, the corny venture falls into so-bad-it's-good territory. Read full review
60
TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonagh
Ridiculous, yes, but in an eminently watchable way. Most of the plot twists work surprisingly well, and the frequently naked leads work up some genuine chemistry. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeJay Carr
Despite the heavy-handedness, isn't awful enough to be a hilarious howler. But neither is it good enough to become the tropical noir it could have been.
50
Philadelphia InquirerCarrie Rickey
The lead performances are very strong -- few actors possess as much sheer physical presence as this pair -- but their dialogue is stilted, as though lost in transit from a Victorian hothouse. Read full review
50
New York Daily NewsJack Mathews
Banderas has some very effective moments, but in his emotional scenes, Cristofer has him screaming his lines into Jolie's face with such a spritzing fury, she might have filed a union grievance. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
It's not nearly as mediocre a two hours as the trailers would have you think. Read full review
42
Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman
Aspires to blasphemy but achieves only banality. Read full review
40
Rolling StonePeter Travers
An erotic thriller with flaws. Read full review
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