Jolie's Challenging performance puts her in Oscar race
News
oi-Staff
By Super Admin
Washington
(ANI):
Hollywood
superstar
Angelina
Jolie
is
earning
glowing
reviews
for
her
role
in
Clint
Eastwood's
Changeling,
premiered
at
the
Cannes
Film
festival
recently.
It
is
believed
that
the
film
would
be
picking
up
major
awards
for
both
the
direction
and
Jolie's
"top-notch" performance.
"Impressive
as
she
may
have
been
as
the
wife
of
Danny
Pearl,
her
performance
here
hits
home
more
directly," People
quoted
reviewer
Todd
McCarthy.
The
Los
Angeles
Times
has
dubbed
Eastwood's
direction
"flawless"
and
the
response
to
the
movie
"rapturous."
"Based
on
this
powerful
and
searing
performance,
it
would
be
a
good
bet
she
will
again
be
in
the
hunt
for
the
Best
Actress
nomination
that
eluded
her
for
A
Mighty
Heart
last
year,"
wrote
reviewer
Pete
Hammond
referring
to
Jolie.
The
77-year-old
Eastwood
said
that
Angelina
is
an
amazing
actress
"Angelina
is
fantastic
in
Changeling,"
People
quoted
Eastwood
as
saying.
When
asked
about
the
Oscar
predictions
he
said,
"I
don't
want
to
think
that
far
ahead."
Talking
about
film's
sensitive
subject
matter
of
a
missing
child,
Eastwood
said:
"It
was
fun
making
it,
but
I
am
a
little
nervous
for
parents
going
to
see
it."
Meanwhile,
Hollywood's
hottest
couple
Pitt
and
Jolie
are
now
enjoying
family
time,
and
were
also
seen
doing
some
shopping.