Sin (2003)

When his sister is brutally raped, an ex-cop goes after a mysterious man from his past.

Director:

Michael Stevens

Writer:

Tim Willocks

Stars:

Gary Oldman, Ving Rhames, Kerry Washington

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Briana Banks	...	Blonde Adult Actress

Storyline

Retired cop Eddie Burns gave 15 years and the use of his left arm to the Reno homicide squad. When his wayward sister, Kassie, goes missing Eddie Burns finds himself subjected to a fiendish and ingenious campaign of revenge by the mysterious Charlie Strom. 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.

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Plot Keywords:

911 call | fainting woman | man carries a woman | filming a rape | rape | 

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Taglines:

Never Forgive. Never Forget.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong violence, a rape, language, drug and sexual content

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gary Oldman described this as 'the worst movie ever made'. He did this film because he had taken time off work and had just gone through a divorce.

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Goofs

When Kassie draws a circle on the mirror with her lipstick the circle changes shape between shots.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Eddie Burns: [quoting the opening and closing lines of John Donne's sonnet "Death Be Not Proud"] Death be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;... One short sleep past, we wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

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Connections

References The Simpsons (1989)

User Reviews

Proof that films do still go straight to video because they're rubbish

STAR RATING:*****Unmissable****Very Good***Okay**You Could Go Out For A Meal Instead*Avoid At All Costs

Retired detective Eddie Burns (Ving Rhames) is called back in to action when his young sister Kassie (Kerry Washington) is abducted by a sinister criminal named Charlie Strom (Gary Oldman).She's found fairly swiftly though,returned in one piece despite having been subjected to an horrific rape ordeal.As Burns sets out to seek justice for his sister,it emerges Strom is as eager to set up a meeting with Burns as he is with him,as he has some business of his own with the detective,in the shape of an unsettled score.

As I watched this dismal feature plod on,I was woken up to a fact I've chosen to overlook for a while now:Rhames really ain't that great an actor.In some of his other,more bearable features (in which he co-stars) his problems with delivery and tone are something I don't tend to notice,but when he's carrying the film,he ends up coming out in his true colours.As for Oldman,it's really a case of how the mighty have fallen,his once commanding presence in films of real vitality and inspiration now reduced to corny,hackneyed psycho turns such as his co starring role here.The plot is an uneven,patchy mess that dabbles in overtures of the ridiculous that by the time the laughably silly,clumsily self conscious ending has rolled by,have (ahem!) swallowed the film whole.*

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2004 (France)

Also Known As:

Sin

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$6,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Singular Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

107 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1