now keep in mind and the only reason i undertook to see this film be because gary oldman be on the cover . if it have be anyone else ( richard grieco and michael pare and brian the boz bosworth and for example ) and i would not have even pick up the box . sin look like a b grade thriller and but gary oldman . the truth be be that sin have a decent ambition and but very little ability to back it up . the film contain both an anti hero and an anti villain and create an interesting ambiguity and but it simply throw it away . a retired cop ( ving rhames ) and and his kid sister and be threaten by a shadowy vindictive drug or porn or gun dealer play by gary oldman . there be a graphic rape scene i wouldn not go into and and other lurid happening that lead these two character into a final showdown and which could have be interesting and but be instead a car chase . rhames former chief ( brian cox ) show up randomly to offer sage advice and all to the backdrop of michael giacchino derivative score ( although it be good to see him breakout from the video game scene ) . so be this film worth see . ving rhames try his best and but be well suit for film like pulp fiction and he do not emote a a cripple retired cop with a haunt past . kerry washington and a the sister and have talent and but be give poorly write scene that even season veteran would have trouble with . however and gary oldman be quite good . oldman be by far one of the best actor work today and and one must assume that and like the rest of u and he have mortgage . he still play one dimensional bad guy well than anyone ( leon and lose in space and true romance ) and and in sin he do try . ( watch him work in a powerful showdown in a mirrored bedroom and or his oration on conscience . ) perhaps he read the script and think there be potential and which there be and but the director and michael stevens and decides to play the movie slick and wasting time and talent . i just hope this do not signal a trend to oldman career . there have be a couple of oldman straight to video release of late ( nobodys baby and interstate 60 and tiptoe ) after a steady string of high profile film during the 90 . if he keep make film like this he could end up like brian cox and a good actor who show up a a police official or someone crazy dad in below average production like sin . that would be a shame . spoiler . i will give sin credit and i have not see a movie that end with the villain be engulf into quicksand in year . as improbable a that sound and the quicksand scene isn not that bad and thanks mostly due to oldman pride during this surreal finale . 4/10 .