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Even the most serious cineastes fall prey to the forbidden fruit of melodrama. Martin Scorsese, for example, admits to a long-term affair with "Duel in the Sun."
For contemporary moviegoers, "Original Sin" strives to fill a void left vacant since "Legends of the Fall."
But the new melodrama's overall effect is turgid rather than florid. If it had more panache, it would tumble into the infamous so-bad-it's-good category, but that's too positive a label for this sad-sack saga.
Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas play "Original Sin's" combative lovers. He's Luis Vargas, wealthy owner of a coffee plantation in turn-of-last-century Cuba. A pragmatic ...
Source: HighBeam Research, [0] `Original Sin'.(The Dallas Morning News)