Angelina Jolie Has 'Mighty Heart' Failure
Wednesday, June 27, 2007, By Roger Friedman, Fox News
Mr. Friedman’s June 27th, 2007 column covers everything from Angelina Jolie | Michael Jackson | Larry King Calls Ringo 'George' | Rosie O'Donnell | to Gordon Brown
But it was the portion of the column, “Angelina Jolie Has 'Mighty Heart' Failure” that caught my eye.
In recent conversations with fellow journalists and other folks who like movies, I found myself in the “club” that understands that the movie tells a profound and compelling story that otherwise many of us would flock to see.
More often than not I can easily allow the value of a piece of art to overcome issues such as politics and personalities.
But whether it speaks well of me or not, I have just not been able to go to this movie because of Angelina Jolie. I simply do not want to support someone who promotes her politics in such a manner that she really annoys me.
I will often make buying decisions based on supporting this or that person in the community for whom I like the value they bring to the community or I like how they support the community.
I bought a Prius 18 months ago because I simply do not like buying gas and having my money go to folks who want to kill me, my fellow countrymen and women and my friends and colleagues serving in
Locally, I prefer to patronize restaurants and businesses in
In the case of the recent uber-politicalization of Hollywood, I have found that I just do not want to contribute to Ms. Jolie’s causes and politics. And I will not to her movies… Fortunately some folks in Hollywood understand that – too many others do not…
Anyway, Mr. Friedman writes that apparently there are lots of folks out there who do not want to support Ms. Jolie – and that is a crying shame… But whatever.
Mr. Friedman writes, in part:
Angelina Jolie can't be happy today about the fate of her latest film.
"A Mighty Heart," released last Friday, has turned into a cold fish at the box office. After opening with a less-than-stellar $3.9 million weekend, the Michael Winterbottom film has taken a subsequent nose dive.
On Monday, the film had the biggest drop of any in the top ten, taking in only $398,000. Things improved slightly on Tuesday, with $418,000. (These are rounded off numbers derived from boxofficemojo.com.)
But as far as the future is concerned, for now at least, "A Mighty Heart" is a mighty failure.
This is too bad. The film is very, very good, and the subject matter is important. For filmgoers who complain that there's nothing out there for adults, "A Mighty Heart" should be a must-see experience.
But it's Jolie herself who has turned off audiences. Her publicity blitz as mother of the year from tattooed, blood accessorizing whack job has simply not gone over well. And her anti-press campaign in the week of the film's premiere couldn't have helped. (My emphasis)
One wonders now if Jolie can still convince audiences she's an actress. It's possible her public persona has become so indelible that moviegoers can't accept her as a fictional person other than Lara Croft, tomb raider and cartoon character.
The loss, of course, goes to Mariane Pearl, whose own story and that of her beloved husband Daniel is more important than Angelina Jolie.
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