
When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fellow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Cont... (Full plot summary below)
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When a man selects a mail order bride, he is surprised to see the beauty who appears before him. She alleges that she sent false photos to him to assure that he would love her for what she is and not for her beauty. However, what she is is a con artist, prostitute, and actress, who teams with a fellow actor to steal money from men. What she does not expect is that she falls in love with her new husband and ultimately must decide between him and her sadistic former lover. Contains explicit sex including sadistic acts as Thomas Jane cuts Jolie's back with a knife as part of their lovemaking.
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| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohBegs one major question: How the hell does writer-director Michael Cristofer keep getting work? |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe movie is not intended to be subtle. It is sweaty, candle-lit melodrama, joyously trashy, and its photography wallows in sumptuous decadence. |
| Hollywood ReporterJudith PrescottThe combination of a smoldering Banderas and a simmering Jolie generates as much heat as a 40-watt bulb. |
| Fantastica DailyStaci Layne WilsonOne the most laugh-out-loud funny movies I've seen all year. However, it's not being billed as a comedy. |
| Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanAspires to blasphemy but achieves only banality. |
| Boston GlobeJay CarrThe 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. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerWilliam ArnoldEven with all its delicious atmosphere, the movie is just spectacularly uninvolving. |
| Talking Pictures (U.S.)Tony ToscanoRight to the point -- Original Sin is terrible. |
| TV Guide MagazineMaitland McDonaghRidiculous, 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. |
| Goatdog's MoviesMichael W. Phillips, Jr.I was pleasantly surprised by how enjoyable this movie was. |