SIN - Ving Rhames, Gary Oldman, Kerry Washington (2003)
Synopsis of the DVD Movie: SIN - Ving Rhames, Gary Oldman, Kerry Washington (2003)
A retired cop becomes the object of a mysterious crime lord's vengeance when the cop's sister goes missing
DVD Movie Rating for: SIN
Rating 2 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: SIN
Retired cop Eddie Burns (Ving Rhames) gave 15 years and the use of his left arm to the Reno homicide squad. When his wayward sister, Kassie (Kerry Washington), goes missing Eddie Burns finds himself subjected to a fiendish and ingenious campaign of revenge by the mysterious Charlie Strom (Gary Oldman). In order to protect his sister, Eddie - disabled, betrayed and alone - journeys into the heart of his own darkness: where he discovers that the reason for his ordeal lies in his own past sins and those of his adversary Charlie Strom.
DVD Production Details of: SIN
Director: Michael Stevens (IV)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
Studio: Columbia Tristar Home
DVD Release Date: February 3, 2004
DVD Features:
Widescreen anamorphic format
DVD Easter Eggs
None
Cast of the movie: SIN
- Gary Oldman .... Charlie Strom
- Ving Rhames .... Eddie Burns
- Kerry Washington .... Kassie
- Alicia Coppola .... Bella
- Bill Sage .... Cal Brody
- Chris Spencer .... Vincent Peavey
- Gregg Henry .... Conrad
- Arie Verveen .... Marty
- Brian Cox .... Captain Oakes
- Daniel Dae Kim .... Lakorn
- James Lew .... Leo Thamaree
- Woon Young Park .... Chaviat
- Jeremiah Birkett .... Wayne
- Ray Porter .... Jeff
- Brianna Banks .... Blonde Adult Actress
- Jessica Drake .... Brunettee Adult Actress
- Johnny Strong .... Jerry
- Johnny Savas .... Hugo
- Chris Freeman .... Jackson
- David Fofi .... Nemo
- Colin Keogh .... Slick
- Valerie Red-Horse .... Dr. Gregson
- Pamela Dunlap .... ER Nurse (as Pam Dunlap)
- Sonny Surowiec .... Grady White
- Carol Turner .... Motel Clerk
- Kevin Christy
Photo Gallery of the movie: SIN
Reviews of the movie: SIN
Yeah, George Parker pretty well has it right, especially the part about the woman who says "don't call me baby," after Ving Rhames saves her life. She's laughable. But there are some fine aspects here, such as some of the photography and the overall look of some scenes. And some of the acting isn't bad, particularly that of Gary Oldman. Kerry Washington, who played Rhames's petite younger sister, is to-die-for gorgeous.
SIN is a minor movie with a fairly substantive message once we get to it. The film is out of focus, meandering between the beauty of the Nevada desert and the wildlife of downtown Reno, and these poorly edited sequences blur the product and pull the film down. Ving Rhames is a man of the desert, having been dismissed from the police department for some specific blunders - 'sins' as it were - and is left with a moaning existence, a once strong man left with a useless left arm trying to keep his sister from spinning down the drug abuse whirlpool. Gary Oldman is the mastermind, omniscient bad guy out for revenge for his brother's death at the hands of Rhames and in an eye for an eye retribution - his target for retribution is Rhames sister. His stalking of Rhames and the ultimate confrontation of the two 'sinners' who must deal with 'the wages of sin is death' curse make up the bulk of this dark film. One comes away from watching this film feeling that a serious re-write of the bulk of the script might have lead to an insightful statement. But the usual patter of Hollywood pizzazz stealing the eye from the brain puts this movie in purgatory. Good actors make the best of a bad situation.
