The curious evolution of Angelina Jolie and her Relationships

Collecting Bones, But No Accolades

Jolie joined Denzel Washington (Training Day) in The Bone Collector, an adapted crime novel written by Jeffery Deaver. Jolie played Amelia Donaghy, a police officer haunted by her cop father’s suicide, who reluctantly helps Washington track down a serial killer. The movie grossed $151 million worldwide, but was a critical failure: “Jolie, while always delicious to look at, is simply and woefully miscast.”

The Oscar Goes To…

Jolie starred in Girl, Interrupted (1999), a film that tells the story of mental patient Susanna Kaysen, and which was adapted from Kaysen’s original memoir Girl, Interrupted. Jolie played the sociopathic Lisa Rowe, while Winona Ryder (Autumn in New York) played the main character. This film was a real triumph for Angelina and earned her an Oscar.

A Refreshing, Minor Role

In 2000, Jolie appeared in her first summer blockbuster, Gone in 60 Seconds, in which she played Sarah “Sway” Wayland, ex-girlfriend of car-thief Randall “Memphis” Raines (Nicolas Cage). The role was small, and Angelina later explained that the film was a welcome relief after the heavy role of Lisa Rowe. And Gone in 60 Seconds became her highest grossing movie up until then, earning $237 million internationally.

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