Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Oscars: Angelina Jolie


Angelina Jolie may not win an Oscar for her work in Changeling, but that shouldn't stop you from seeing this movie.

Directed by Clint Eastwood in a story inspired by true events, Jolie delivers her strongest performance to date. Despite the hype of Brangelina and her ever-present image on every magazine and tabloid cover, she managers the near impossible: She sheds her public persona and fully embodies Christine Collins.

In A Mighty Heart, she shines in one scene (and if you watched A Mighty Heart, you know the scene). In Changeling, she never slips. She's fully devoted, vulnerable in a way we've never seen her before.

As the Star-Ledger put it: "This is one movie where the star really is the star. "

I'm disappointed I waited for the DVD to see this.

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