![]() ![]() The film is based on Cornell Woolrich’s 1947 novel Waltz into Darkness, and it has the feel of a 1940s noir, with Jolie as the dangerous femme fatale who’s guarding a literal trunk full of secrets. There’s more seductive danger to the con artist known alternately as Julia Russell and Bonnie Castle than there is in Maleficent across two feature films.Ĭristofer, who also directed Jolie in her breakout role in 1998’s Gia, knows exactly what kind of asset he has in his star, and the first actual shot of Original Sin is a close-up on Jolie’s lips as her character launches into a story of seduction, murder and deception. It’s also quite possibly Jolie’s best role, or at least her most entertaining. Written and directed by playwright Michael Cristofer, Original Sin is a campy, lurid melodrama, with Jolie fully embracing the role of a sultry sexpot. The Angelina Jolie of 2021 would never star in a movie like 2001’s Original Sin, and that’s a loss for audiences, even if very few people initially went to see the movie that opened 20 years ago this week. That’s not to say that every movie Jolie appears in is a serious drama with a political message, but her onscreen roles tend to be in safe mainstream productions like the Maleficent movies or Marvel’s upcoming Eternals while she channels her social consciousness into her work behind the camera. Angelina Jolie has carefully curated her image as an activist and international humanitarian, and the minimal acting roles she’s taken in the past decade reflect her dedication to preserving that wholesome, almost beatific image. ![]()
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