Original Sin is a 2001 American erotic romantic thriller film starring Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie.

It is based on the novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, and is a remake of the 1969 François Truffaut film Mississippi Mermaid.

Luis Vargas, a Cuban man, sends for American Julia Russell from Delaware to be his mail-order bride.

Luis also admits to deception; he has misled her into believing he is a poor clerk instead of a wealthy plantation owner.

Luis adds Julia to his business and personal bank accounts, giving her free rein to spend as she pleases.

A detective, Walter Downs, arrives from Wilmington and tells Luis that he has been hired by Emily to find her sister Julia and would like to see her on the coming Sunday.

He returns home to wait for her, and when she arrives, he reveals that he knows about the plan, confesses his love for her once more, and swallows the poisoned drink.

Back in the mise en scene, Julia finishes her story and asks the priest to pray with her.

The site's consensus states: "Laughably melodramatic, Original Sin features bad acting, poor dialogue and even worse plotting.

Angelina Jolie was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actress for her work in both this film and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.