THE RANKING
Angelina Jolie movies
Illustration: Jacey
Helen: This Ranking is dedicated to one of the most fiercely talented stars of the modern era, Angelina Jolie.
Ian: I’m actually wearing khaki shorts and boots in tribute.
Helen: I’ve always said thigh holsters would really suit you. So, when was your first encounter with Angelina?
Amon: I think it was Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Beth: The angsty young woman in me saw Girl, Interrupted in 1999, so I was probably far too young to watch it.
Ian: Because I’m really old, I remember her first in Hackers.
Helen: Me too.
Ian: Which is a great film if you like dated tech films. But I just remember saying, “Who the fuck was that?”
Helen: It was 1995. “Who the hell is this? Where did she come from?” It’s a nonsense vision of how hacking works, but it’s super-cool. There was no-one coming out of that film who didn’t think for at least five minutes that rollerblading was the coolest way to get around.
Ian: And then I remember low-key things like Playing By Heart and Pushing Tin, and The Bone Collector. Denzel Washington is Lincoln Rhyme, a detective in a wheelchair, and it’s all about her, that film. The emotion of the story of that film is carried through her eyes, and I always remember that.