To not get what the fuss is about Angelina Jolie

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Apart from the fact that she sounds like those cartoon ballerinas .

Never seen her in a film, 'cos the films she makes don't really appeal to me. Same with her husband, Mr Pitt I believe.

She's attractive, but in a normal sort of way.

She now says she doesn't want to be an actress anymore.

And is also sniffy about London "mansion tax", lol.

I'm just not getting the non-news about an averagely attractive actress truth be told.

I'm sure she's a fine person and good luck to her, but why she is on the news as if she was some latterday Mother Theresa, is beyond me.

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I wouldn't know most celebrities if I fell over them, but I like Angelina.

Mainly for her humanitarian work. She's used her status to help others, she doesn't have to do that. I don't believe I've ever seen any of her films.

The mastectomy I think is commendable , too. For her health, and also a good message for women.

Out with her kids, she wears hugely high heels and seems to hold their hands the way I'd hold sardines.

Now that is just bizarro. (And it never fails to amuse and amaze me that people think they know someone's character/parenting style/mood from a paparazzi shot.)

I have nothing against her but I am always amazed when she is touted as stunningly beautiful. She's attractive but there are lots of better-looking women. I don't know or care about her sleb work but wish her all the best battling cancer, along with all the others who suffer from it, of course.

I really dont like her but thats personal due to being a huge friends fan. I know im being unreasonable (years ago, Jennifer moved on etc) but since then i refuse to see anything she or brad has been in. Its my choice to be unreasonable over this.

She's done an awful lot of humanitarian and charitable work and used her status for good.
She's an excellent actress - Girl, Interrupted ring any bells?
She spoke out about her mastectomy and reasons for it, which was very brave.

I like that she doesn't pretend to be perfect with her past drug use and bizarre marriage ceremony/brother snogging.

I don't love that she used to have a habit of dating married men, but that was a long time ago now. It's also none of my business.

I think she's pretty amazing in her current situation, as she is raising awareness of some pretty uncomfortable and important issues. I think she should be praised for that.

I understand OP.

I've never watched a film with her on it, either, since I watched the one in which Brad Pitt and her play profesional killers married to each other (forgot the name). It was dire.

Yes she is beautiful but so are many other people. Other people do amazing humanitarian work, too. I suppose I find she comes accross a bit flat like a pp said, perhaps difficult to relate to? Very overhyped IMO.

lol, "averagely attractive". I'm not a massive Angelina Jolie fan but about the one thing she's not, is average looking.

I dont agree findo but im not male so maybe she is attractive to males. Shes not pretty in a classic way, looks too thin and ill and her eyes are dead of character. I do hope she has support around her as she does look ill. I would agree she is average in looks but that doesnt matter. However her having affairs with married men makes her very ugly. Just my opinion. Im sure shes very nice, ive never meet and dont want to meet her. As mentioned before huge friends fan and im being unreasonable on my dislike of her and brad. I have patients in their 90s who in my opinion are more attractive than jolie due to the character in their eyes....

I'm male and think her looks are way over-hyped.

Why does no one want to talk about the fact she is clearly painfully ill, and has been since she sadly lost her

You know this because you're her friend?

mum

Why do people think they know someone by a photo?

Those of you who say she's 'averagely attractive', have you actually seen her up close in real life...?

I don't think I have seen a film with her in it either.

FWIW I have only seen two with Brad Pitt in. One was Thelma and Louise and I didn't realise it was him. And the other one was Meet Joe Black which I watched while I was babysitting and there was nothing else to watch - would not have watched it otherwise. < shrugs >

I know Angelina has done humanitarian work when she could have stayed at home. I don't know whether the "work" involves more than turning up and showing an interest which in turn gets the press interested (ie like the Royal Family) or whether she actually gets her hands dirty, but if it is the former it still has a lot of value.

I'd say she has made the "UN Goodwill Ambassador" into a serious role that appears worth doing.

As I remember Tony Robinson saying re Comic Relief, the one thing that actors can do for charidee is put the message across, because the one thing they are trained for is putting a message across in exactly the most effective way... that's why they are good people for charity appeals.

So I think she has done well in her career, is doing some good in her charity work, and well done to her. I, however, like the OP, am not all that sure quite what all the hysteria is about her.

I'm with LondonRach - don't like her for dating a married man and don't like Brad Pitt for being a cheat either.

Shes stunning and I like her charity work but the cynic in me feels tgat cant covee uo the fact that shes a marriage wrecker. Yes, its great tgat she cares so much about kids in war torn countries. Shame she disnt hold her fellow women with such high regard. Unsisterly in a way but then some of her good work helps women so im confused! I hope its more than a PR stunt .

Sorry typos...bloody phone! Any way...she cant quite pull the wool over my eyes.

No, Brad is a marriage-wrecker.

I think she's overhyped too. Can think of actresses who are much better, as well as better looking and whose faces somehow show a greater range of emotion and more empathy. Not knocking her humanitarian work though and her obvious energy and gusto for life

I admire how private she and Brad manage to remain. I like and respect that about any 'celeb' really. Yes, they're famous but no that doesn't mean they need to sell every minuscule part of their marriage and family life and cheapen it for some extra cash. I believe the few stories they have sold, the money has all gone to charity. I loved her veil at the wedding with the childrens drawings all over it. I love the fact their children are able to express themselves in whichever way they want, their daughter Shiloh for example with her short hair and- shock horror- 'boys clothes' whatever that means. She's a star for rescuing children who otherwise would have had NOTHING, possibly even be dead now. She's clearly very intelligent, an admirable humanitarian and UN ambassador to boot. I respect the fact she's openly admitted her past mistakes, she's flawed as we all are and she doesn't try to hide that like many stars do...

If you're looking for a home wrecker Brad's your man. I get so sick and tired of the woman always being to blame. She wasn't married to Jen, she didn't take those vows and promise to be faithful to her. But that was ten years ago now, I think it's time we got over it. Look how far Angelina and Brad have come since then and indeed Jen, they've moved on so the rest of the world need to follow.

She's not 'average looking' at all. I can see that other actresses like Jessica Alba are certainly average IMO, if I saw her walking down the street and didn't know she was Jessica Alba I wouldn't look twice. Angelina isn't the most beautiful woman that ever lived either but she certainly turns heads.

Movie wise there's been some shit ones for sure. Mr and Mrs smith and the tourist spring to mind... But there's also been some brilliant ones. Changeling, Gia, Girl interrupted and even Maleficent I thought she was INCREDIBLE in (those cheekbones ).

I've never been a huge Angelina fan believe it or not but I don't like to hear her slated like this all the same because I think she's pretty special as human beings go. She's using her fame and money to help others which is a very humanistic thing to do. Go Angelina.

I don't get why people watch or don't watch films based on who is in them. You watch a film for the story, writing and direction. A good director will bring the best out in an actor you don't even like or you'll discover new actors you didn't even know you would like. YOU ARE ALL DOING IT WRONG!

I don't like Angelina Jolie particularly (I'm Team Jen all the way) but I've watched a few films with her in them because I liked the premise, liked the writer or the director! And she was friggen amazing in Changeling (Thank you Clint Eastwood)

There was a thread recently about Kil Kardshian, a woman who makes a living from presenting her body to the world in various states of undress. That's all she does. I think Angelina Jolie stands up quite well in comparison to her.

*Kim not "Kil" whoops.