Jolie began her professional film career in 1993, when she played her first leading role in the direct-to-video science-fiction sequel "Cyborg 2", as a near-human robot designed for corporate espionage and assassination. She was so disappointed with the film that she did not audition again for a year. Following a supporting role in the independent film "Without Evidence" (1995), she starred in her first Hollywood picture, "Hackers" (1995). "The New York Times" critic Janet Maslin wrote that Angelina's character Kate "stands out. That's because she scowls even more sourly than co-stars and is that rare female hacker who sits intently at her keyboard in a see-through top." "Hackers" failed to make a profit at the box office, but developed a cult following after its video release.