A brief lesson on how to steal a show as a supporting actress

Rating: 9/10 (8 June 2007)

"Girl, Interrupted" approaches the social revolution of the sixties from a very special viewpoint: a mental institute into which a young girl is sent because of a rather light excuse. The viewer is likely to find himself or herself from the girl and not from the medical staff or from other "normal" people. The girl doesn't seem to be mentally unstable at all if you compare her to the other patients at the institute.
The storyline of "Girl, Interrupted" is excellent but that will soon become of only secondary importance because the moment you see Angelina Jolie as Lisa for the first time you'll realize who will steal the show. Even if you are not particularly a fan of Jolie you have to admit that the role was made for her. The sociopath Lisa always keeps something going on and the story will move forward as much as it is possible inside those walls.
Surely you could look for social commentaries from this film but I think that analysis would only say that this is a boring movie, which it is not. You can just relax and forget the social issues, there will be a lot of life going on, and ironically the second best and the worst thing about the film is the very same thing this time: seeing Jolie, Ryder and Murphy as the patients kinda make you want to be in there too, but remember, it's only a movie.