608. Original Sin (2001)

<THREE DAYS EARLIER>

*The Warlock is in his lair making a Skype call to Mr. Wallstreet*

Wallstreet: Been a long time, how have you been?

War: The last two years have royally sucked. Missed out on a lot of things after everyone scattered. Haven’t seen some of the crew in ages.

Wal: So now you want to get the band back together?

War: Something like that. Mainly I need some stuff to watch.

Wal: You sat at home for two years and you still need something to watch?

War: That’s the problem, I didn’t. The hazard of being essential meant I DIDN’T have time to relax. Apart from Oscar’s Month last year, I haven’t really done anything Realm wise since Covid started.

Wal: So what do you need from me?

War: You know exactly what I need. Any suggestions?

Wal: Yeah, in fact I do. Are you aware of ORIGINAL SIN?

War: You mean Adam and Eve?

Wal: No, the movie. Antonio Banderas is in it.

War: You had my curiosity, now you have my attention.

Wal: I’ll send it to you to check out yourself. You may want to watch it alone though, don’t think the others would like it.

War: You know I hate doing this stuff alone most of the time.

Wal: Yeah, trust me on this one.

War: Whatever. I also am going to need whatever wins Best Picture this coming Sunday.

Wal: Just let me know what wins and its yours. See you around.

<PRESENT DAY>

<The Warlock is standing outside his lair wearing a black leather jacket, black t-shirt, blue jeans, white sneakers and gargoyle shades. The cold March air swirls around as Darnell The Deliveryman pulls up. He storms out of the truck, grabs Warlock’s package and goes to spike it like a football when Warlock flicks his wrist to make the package fly through the air into his hand. Darnell just kicks the dirt on the sidewalk and leaves. Warlock walks inside>

W: Welcome to my lair for a special suggestion. Direct from Mr. Wallstreet himself comes the 2001 mystery drama ORIGINAL SIN. According to what I read, Angelina Jolie is a con artist that’s going to marry Antonio Banderas and steal all his money but something goes wrong.

*Warlock opens the package, pulls the dvd out, flicks his wrist to open the dvd player and sends the dvd into the player*

W: So is this movie any good? I have no idea. If its not, I’m going to wrap a golf club around Wallstreet’s head. Still, the two main characters should be enough to carry this one. So grab your popcorn, grab your drink and grab your woman because its time for ORIGINAL SIN.

Written by Cornell Woolrich and Michael Cristofer

Directed by Michael Cristofer

Cast:

Antonio BanderasLuis Antonio Vargas
Angelina JolieJulia Russell / Bonny Castle
Thomas JaneBilly / Walter Downs / Mephisto
Jack ThompsonAlan Jordan
Gregory ItzinColonel Worth
Allison MackieAugusta Jordan
Joan PringleSara
Cordelia RichardsEmily Russell
James HavenFaust – Stage
Pedro Armendáriz Jr.Jorge Cortés (as Pedro Armendáriz)
Mario Iván MartínezCuban Priest
Harry PorterStage Manager
Fernando Torre LaphameWedding Priest (as Fernando Torre Lapham)
Shaula VegaDressmaker Girl
Lisa OwenMargareta – Stage
Daniel MartínezRafael
Farnesio de BernalBank Clerk
Nitzi ArellanoProstitute
Roger CudneyShip’s Captain
Adrian MakalaShip’s Waiter (as Adrián Makala)
Francis LaborielShip’s Stewardess
Patricio CastilloFrench Dining Steward
Derek RojoBell Boy
Abraham StavansMr. Gutiérrez
Roberto MedinaCard Player
Julian SedgwickCard Player
Alejandro CorpCard Player
Alejandro RezaTrain Station Man
Guy De Saint CyrChief Jailer (as Guy de Saint Cyr)
Julio BrachoGuard
George BelangerGentleman in Morocco
Osami KawanoGentleman in Morocco
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hélène CardonaLady of the Night (voice) (uncredited)
Phil ParlapianoLuis’ Butler (uncredited)

*Warlock reads the tag-line*

W: “A woman, along with her lover, plans to con a rich man by marrying him, earning his trust, and then running away with all his money. Everything goes as planned until she falls in love with him.”

W: Its funny how in 1995 he was top dog in Desperado and she was hot as hell in Hackers. Took 6 years to put these two together.

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