A new admiration for Jolie

Rating: Null/10 (23 May 2001)

I love Wynona Ryder, she's one of my favorite actresses, but when I saw Angelina Jolie for the first time in a movie, this movie I was blown away. She was incredible as the likeable sociopath Lisa. I think if any other actress would have played this role I would have not really liked or cared for Lisa at all. But Jolie made her human and gave Lisa life underneath her devilish acts of terror and her hissably cool remarks that stung to the core. Of course beyond this remarkable performance by Jolie (who deservedly won an Academy award for her performance) was Ryder's character, Susanna who I could really identify with and still do. Depression is very real and the experiences she tells about are similar to what I have been through. I'm reading the book right now as well, and Susanna (more in the book) describes a parallel universe and the film displays this too along with other symptoms of depression even showing Susanna sleep a lot and certain noises, like a dog barking, bringing her back to certain places and her mind completely checking out of the present. This film is very thought provoking and well done and Ryder and Jolie are an amazing duo. Brittany Murphy was also powerful as Daisy. This film is a 9 out of 10. Excellent.