Hollywood Gives Christine Collins an Angelina Jolie Make-over in Changeling

Sure, why not? Oscar is so irrelevant anymore why not say Angelina's lipstick is too bright to be nominated. Last year it was because she wore a wig and brown contacts and shouldn't have portrayed a "woman of colour" -- despite the subject woman having selected her.

I have never in my life seen anyone so microscopically dissected. If Reese Witherspoon or Hilary Swank had been in the film with no lipstick on it would be truly horrifying. Red lipstick was de rigeur in 1928. I would bet Christine Collins wore red lipstick too.

You haven't seen the film if you think Angelina is vain. Studios don't want Angelina Jolie uglified and it isn't Clint Eastwood's style. Trust me that Meryl Streep as Francesca didn't look like a typical Ohio farmer's wife.

Sure, why not? Oscar is so irrelevant anymore why not say Angelina's lipstick is too bright to be nominated. Last year it was because she wore a wig and brown contacts and shouldn't have portrayed a "woman of colour" -- despite the subject woman having selected her.

I have never in my life seen anyone so microscopically dissected. If Reese Witherspoon or Hilary Swank had been in the film with no lipstick on it would be truly horrifying. Red lipstick was de rigeur in 1928. I would bet Christine Collins wore red lipstick too.

You haven't seen the film if you think Angelina is vain. Studios don't want Angelina Jolie uglified and it isn't Clint Eastwood's style. Trust me that Meryl Streep as Francesca didn't look like a typical Ohio farmer's wife.

da real christine collins is much better looking bec she doesnt use botox

Jolie doesn't use botox. She's only 33. Why not go to the Jolie board and do your Jolie bashing there? We've had it with your trolling on here with your irrelevant and repetitive comments.

Have you ever noticed that the actors that do the biopics of these actual people are always better looking then the true life person?

After seeing a picture of the person that this movie is based on, I'd have to say that they should've chosen Maggie Gyllenhaal for this part. She would've been perfect.

She looks African American or Hispanic and so does her son!

Francesca was from France - which is why she wouldn't look like a farmer's wife from Ohio.

Mermaid - you need to get your eyes checked!

That looks like a man in a wig. and the real Christine doesn't look much better

Maybe for best direction, best screenplay, or editing or something-idk if they even have that category.

I think TDK was a best picture nominee type.

see, that's what kinda bothers me about this movie. Angelina Jolie is an exceptionally beautiful women and she truly shines when she portrays characters that are exceptionally beautiful as well... like in Gia or Girl Interrupted. Those are undoubtedly her best roles. Because in those movies, her characters are meant to be pretty, that's an integral part of the part: Gia is a troubled model and Lisa (from GI) is a girl whose appeal to others comes from her manipulative personality but also her good looks.

But when it comes to playing parts where looks don't count, and where characters are not meant to be super pretty ladies, Angelina's looks kinda tend to get in the way of telling the story.

A Mighty Heart might be a good example of this (even though they did try to make her appear less pretty & sensual).

You can even argue that people don't treat super pretty women and ordinary woman the same way. If the real Christine Collins had Angelina's looks maybe, I don’t know, the police guy would fall for her and try to help or she might not be single at that time or whatever. It is plausible to assume that things might have happened in a different way if C Collins WERE THAT PRETTY.

It seems almost unfair to the true woman to cast Jolie to portray her. Because, you know, as controversial as it might sound, it is not the same thing to be an average looking single mom and an unbelievable hottie. And you cannot tell a real life story and simply pretend it will not in any way be affected by the fact that you chose arguably the prettiest woman ever to play an average (even kinda ugly) lady.

Can anyone else see Emma Thompson in the role of Christine Collins? I haven't seen the movie but even though Emma Thompson is incredibly beautiful, I can't help but recall Nanny Mcphee and how they managed to uglify her so well.

Now that you mention it, Emma definitely looks like Christine Collins. Looking at the real photos, I was thinking she looked like a younger Kathy Bates.

I think Angelina Jolie is an excellent actress, but she was somewhat miscast here and this film was a bit too "Hollywood" for my tastes. The original story is fascinating, but this film doesn't do it justice. Certainly they could have "uglified" Angelina more, but I think they feared alienating fans of her ... an her lips.

you know looking at the pictures

she might of been good looking during happier times or when she out on the town.

the point of the movies was to tell a true story about a mother's(christine collins) fight to find her son(walter collins)and about police corruption at this time. why are we so focused on the actress and actors, when we should be focused on the true story the movie was trying to tell

She played Christine well....

I had to see the movie being a long time Angelina fan. But I have to say I so drawn into this movie I feel like I didnt see Angelina I saw Christine Collins. She played the part so believable and outstanding.I never expected to cry through a entire movie.Oscar all the way Angie!

Are those actual photographs? Or drawings? Its hard to tell sometimes with those older photos.

I think Christine Collins could have looked more like Angelina Jolie did in the movie if she had the same makeup application. If you compare their photos, you'll see that their features are similar. Christine Collins looks much older and is not nearly as beautiful, but she might have looked better with the same makeup.

Is there any information about the killer being a Catholic freak or were the moviemakers just doing their usual Christian bashing?It was just a flash on the screen but it was there.
What was the killer's name again? Anyone?

I agree Angelina should not have played this role

Angelina was a wonderful actress in the role and I personally think it is so disrespectful to sit here and bash how "Ugly" Ms. Collins was instead of talking about her story. This shows the superficiality and calliousness that has saturated this society in most every way.

Had Christine Collins been a single woman who looked like Angelina, it could have been as bad for her as it was. The case could be made that she was a party woman with a string of men in and out. It's so disrespectful to sit here and attack her looks. Frankly, she isn't that awful looking and the woman had a son who was murdered and went through hell trying to get him back.

That should be the focus and not whether or not Angelina Jolie wore the proper color of lipstick. Also, I can name 10 men right now who don't find Ms. Jolie attractive. Yes! Can you believe it...attraction is arbitrary.

i watched the movie it was very sad i really wondered what happene d to walter callon only walter knows that. angelina jolie was very good i really want her to get the oscar she was really mother in that movie and inher real life she is a true mother.

I believe that Angelina did a very good job in this role, and I'm not really a fan of hers.
I agree with "In Honor of Ms. Collins" it is a shame that our society thinks that looks is what matters versus a woman who was treated like garbage during a very horrible time of loosing her son.

I believe that Angelina did a very good job in this role, and I'm not really a fan of hers.
I agree with "In Honor of Ms. Collins" it is a shame that our society thinks that looks is what matters versus a woman who was treated like garbage during a very horrible time of loosing her son.

Saw this movie last night and must say it is still haunting me today. I just can't understand the vile actions of the police which ranks right up there with the dastardly deeds of Northcott.

Actual accounts of the Northcott murders speak of Gordon's mother (grandmother)who confessed to killing Walter Collins. She was actually sentenced to prison. I wonder why this was not incorporated into the movie. It seems to be a very important part of the story. Can you imagine that Christine Collins had to sit through this trial also and hear the account of her son being murdered?

the movie was amazing but very sad! i grew up where all of this happened. i think that gordon was demented for killing inocente little boys and torturing them! although walter and david did get out of the camp but most likely died i still beleived that walter was still out there!
and shame on that boy who impersonated walter!!!

Superficiality gone mad !! (the above comments...) It's not about the looks; it's about the acting. Angelina and the direction of the movie brought about the true emotions of a mother's torment at losing her child, and also the loathsome, avaricious, male chauvinistic, self-serving visciousness of those with a license of power (the L.A.P.D. in this case). I cried at the tragedy of it all, yet there was a nugget of hope.....did Walter escape? Probably not, but at least there was a teardrop of hope left. GREAT FLICK, DIRECTION, CINEMATOGRAPHY.

Movie was terrible. Jolie was not convincing as a distraught mother. Do you think if one of her kids was abducted she would be so calm. The actor that was the "murderer" was convincing, and you always geta top rate performance from John Malkovich, he is due for a major OSCAR. Angelina is not even in his league. She is good in the Lara Croft movies or doing voice over. She looked terrible, nothing but skin and bones. Movie was about an hour over the limit. Clint must be slowing down. The boys were good, especially the
actor that was to be "deported to Canada. Would not go see it again.
family felt the same way. This movie is being way over billed.

Remember Mrs. Collins was under terrible stress. That the fact she is not smiling can convey an ugliness we don't like. Some people shine in person rather than photograph well. Either way she was a good, brave woman and deserves to be lauded for that instead of her looks.

How sad is it that the majority of the comments being made pertain to the way Ms. Collins looks (dawdy) as opposed to Jolie; and her deep red lipstick. It's not about appearances! The movie was fantastic. Back in the early 1900's it was unheard of for a female to stand her ground the way Ms. Collins did. She took on the nasty politics in an era when woman didn't have a voice. She stood her ground for something that meant the world to her......her son! In doing so, she uncovered a serial killer. Imagine if she's just sat back and did nothing, for fear of embarrassment and humiliation. Many more boys could have died at the hands of that monster. So, quit judging a book by it's cover and see the real story.

I had neve een Angeline Jolie before this movie came out. That is without a doubt, the uglist women I have ever seen. She can't act. All she can do is cry on que!

This whole story is so sad and makes my heart ache. I myself have chidren and dont even want to think about the kind of torment Ms. Collins had to suffer. people shouldnt focus on the looks of any of them. not the actors or the real life victims to this sad story. the truth is if one of you lost a child and Hollywood made a movie about it. would you really care about who they got to play you? or what people thought of your looks? I dont see her looks when I look at her picture. I see the sadness and lost in her eyes. I see a mother.

I really enjoyed the movie--attractive face aside. Personally I enjoy Ms. Jolie's acting and always have. I believe that this movie focused quite well on her anguish and really highlighted her face as being expressive. I saw no sensuality or extra garbage brought into the movie to ruin it. Yes, I agree with some commenters that MS. Jolie was rather on the thin side compared to real women of that era and of ours. And perhaps the real Mrs. Collins looked unattractive because she was in grief for many years. And it was also the correct thing to do not to smile in photos during that time period. It was a portrait. As an aside, I do find some of Ms. Jolies features very attractive such as her eyes and kindness. And some of them overdone, but that is life for all of us imperfect human beings--actors and those of us who shine in other arenas. We aren't plastic, we're real people. It was a great story. I wish Walter had been found alive and well.

While it's true that most American actresses are much more beautiful than the average person, in Britain they hire actors and actresses who are not only talented but look like real people. Their movies are much more effective and believable for that reason.

The bottom line is, you can't please everyone.

For me, I love the movie, the actors where fabulous, bravo Clint Eastwood, for staying true to the story as best you could.