Angelina Jolie's return to the big screen in Pablo Larraín's 'Maria' fails to reignite her star power, leaving her stuck in a Madonna-martyr phase.
beat sheet
Jolie's role in 'Maria' is her most ambitious in years, but the film doesn't mark the career comeback many were expecting.
Larraín's arthouse biopic paints Jolie's character as a tragic, self-flagellating figure, a far cry from the action heroine roles that made her a global superstar.
Angelina Jolie's return to the big screen in Pablo Larraín's 'Maria' fails to reignite her star power, leaving her stuck in a Madonna-martyr phase.
beat sheet
Jolie's role in 'Maria' is her most ambitious in years, but the film doesn't mark the career comeback many were expecting.
Larraín's arthouse biopic paints Jolie's character as a tragic, self-flagellating figure, a far cry from the action heroine roles that made her a global superstar.