Sin (2003 film)
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 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Michael Stevens |
| Written by | Tim Willocks |
| Produced by | David Leyrer John Saviano Michael Stevens Tim Willocks Douglas Urbanski |
| Starring | Gary Oldman Ving Rhames Kerry Washington Alicia Coppola Chris Spencer |
| Cinematography | Zoran Popovic |
| Edited by | Suzanne Fenn |
| Music by | Michael Giacchino |
Production company | Leyrer/Stevens Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 107 minutes |
| Language | English |
Sin is a 2003 American crime thriller film[1] directed by Michael Stevens. It stars Gary Oldman and Ving Rhames, with a supporting cast including Kerry Washington, Alicia Coppola and Chris Spencer.[2] The film, which was released direct-to-video, has been censured by Oldman.[1]
Plot synopsis
[edit]Retired Reno, Nevada police officer Eddie Burns (Ving Rhames) goes in search of his wayward sister Kassie (Kerry Washington). Along the way, his past wrongdoings make him the target of a revenge campaign by enigmatic criminal Charlie Strom (Gary Oldman).[3]
Cast
[edit]- Gary Oldman as Charlie Kraken / Charlie Strom
- Ving Rhames as Eddie Burns
- Kerry Washington as Kassie Burns
- Alicia Coppola as Bella
- Chris Spencer as Vincent Peavey
- Bill Sage as Detective Cal Brody
- Brian Cox as Captain Oakes
- Gregg Henry as Conrad
- Arie Verveen as Marty Kraken
- Daniel Dae Kim as Lakorn
- James Lew as Leo Thamaree
- Woon Young Park as Chaviat
- Jeremiah Birkett as Wayne
- Ray Porter as Jeff
- Johnny Strong as Jerry
- Chris Freeman as Jackson
- David Fofi as "Nemo"
- Colin Keogh as "Slick"
- Johnny Savas as Hugo
- Valerie Red-Horse as Dr. Gregson
- Sonny Surowiec as Grady White
- Briana Banks as Blonde Adult Actress
- Jessica Drake as Brunette Adult Actress
- Carol Axler Turner as Motel Clerk (credited Carol Turner)
Reception
[edit]Critical reaction
[edit]Dominic Wills of TalkTalk described Sin as "a kind of cross between Death Wish and 8mm."[4] DVD Talk journalist Shannon Nutt awarded the film two stars out of five, and wrote: "Sin makes for a decent rental... The plotline is rather predictable and similar to many other cop dramas you'll find out there, but the acting of both Rhames and Oldman put Sin just a notch above other releases in the same genre."[5] Forrest Hartman of the Reno Gazette-Journal gave the movie a "C−" score, and said: "It lacks the tension and cohesion that might have made it good. Locals may appreciate the nice Nevada backdrops, but there's not much more to recommend."[6] Critic Dennis Schwartz also rated the film "C−", calling it a "weakly directed revenge tale" with "stilted dialogue, a tired story, schematic action scenes, a questionable moral compass and uninspired acting (even from the noted headliners)".[7] Guardian writer Xan Brooks felt that with Sin, Oldman accepted a "barrel-scraping" role at the "low point" of his career.[8]
Oldman's response
[edit]Oldman admitted in a 2005 interview with Time Out that he signed onto Sin purely for money, as he had not acted in some time and had recently settled a divorce. He said of the film: "Oh God, that's possibly the worst movie ever made. I even felt sorry for the trees they cut down for the script paper... If you're a connoisseur of the terrible, you might get a twisted joy out of it."[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c World Entertainment News Network (June 7, 2005). "Oldman Ashamed of Sin". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Harris, Dana (October 14, 2001). "Trio of thesps sign for 'Sin'". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ "Sin (2003)". Letterboxd. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Wills, Dominic. "Gary Oldman - Biography". TalkTalk. Archived from the original on September 20, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Nutt, Shannon (March 1, 2004). "Sin". DVD Talk. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
- ^ Hartman, Forrest (February 20, 2004). "Sin". Reno Gazette-Journal. Gannett Company: 84.
- ^ Schwartz, Dennis (August 21, 2004). "Sin". Ozus' World Movie Reviews. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
- ^ Brooks, Xan (February 9, 2012). "Gary Oldman: from Sid to Smiley". The Guardian. Archived from the original on October 2, 2013. Retrieved March 22, 2018.
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