Angelina Jolie’s performance sings in ‘Maria,’ but the film still falls flat
The diva in question is not Maria Callas, the famous and revered opera singer whose scandals were as dramatic as her performances. The diva I’m talking about is Angelina Jolie, who plays Callas under the direction of Pablo Larrain. Jolie’s performance is all over the place because the director and editor cut it that way.