An Extraordinary Movie

Rating: 10/10 (10 May 2009)

Let me start by saying if you are not into slow movies, this movie is not for you. This is a very intense movie with good acting and brilliant dialogs. It is about the drama of a mother and the drama of a society because of corruption and misuse of power. The atmosphere is given very well and Eastwood did a decent job from the beginning to the end. This is one of the few movies where Angelina Jolie had the chance to act without the need of using her physical attraction. She was not bad but her face was lacking emotion most of the time. You do not get an Oscar with this performance and she did not indeed. On the other hand, the movie and story is so good that performance of an individual can neither ruin the movie nor make it better. Definitely worth watching.