Louis B Mayer would be spinning in his grave. With a cast headed by Banderas and Angelina I was expecting ORIGINAL SIN to be an emotional drama displayed in the once powerful MGM style- it was a let down.

The story had the potential to be dynamically projected but with an over abundance of soft pornography tended to lose its way.

An interesting supporting character role was provided by by Jack Thompson.

The print viewed tended to drift in and out of focus from scene to scene and the colour was a little muddy, although in some respects this heightened the atmosphere of the late 1800's.

The musical score was excellent.

The audience was predominantly in the 30 - 50 age group and generally expressed some disappointment and considered that the feature was a little on the long side.