Angelina Jolie Jolie next took the lead role in Clint Eastwood's drama "Changeling" (2008). Based in part on the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders, the film centers on Christine Collins, who is reunited with her kidnapped son in 1928 Los Angeles, only to realize the boy is an imposter. "Chicago Tribune" critic Michael Phillips noted, "Jolie really shines in the calm before the storm, the scenes when one patronizing male authority figure after another belittles her at their peril." She received nominations for a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a BAFTA Award, and an Academy Award for Best Actress. Jolie
Angelina Jolie the mechanic ex-girlfriend of a car thief played by Nicolas Cage; "The Washington Post" writer Stephen Hunter criticized that "all she does in this movie is stand around, cooling down, modeling those fleshy, pulsating muscle-tubes that nest so provocatively around her teeth." Jolie later explained that the film had been a welcome relief after her emotionally demanding role in "Girl, Interrupted". Although highly regarded for her acting abilities, Jolie had rarely found films that appealed to a wide audience, but "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" (2001) made her an international superstar. An adaptation of the popular "Tomb Raider" videogames, the film