Maria

[Angelina Jolie's] performance – and the script and opulent camerawork (American cinematographer Edward Lachman) – are the strengths of this film.

Jolie’s is a wholly convincing performance... Whether she’s playing grand dames or action heroes, “don’t mess with me” is her default position, so Callas’ flair for melodrama is well served.

It's the performance that matters here, and Angelina Jolie's performance is captivating.

Angelina Jolie is very compelling as a diva burning her own flame, but she doesn't seem quite real... It doesn't seem as if we're getting the full person in this movie, and I think that's partly the fault of the director.

Maria is a marvel to look at, unfolding in a Paris lit by pale September sun.

The script is absolutely crammed full with toe curling one-liners.

Though the film is often sluggish, especially when the focus occasionally shifts away from Callas, Jolie’s performance ranks among her finest.

Pablo Larrain's direction might be too curt and icy at times, but Angelina Jolie and cinematographer Ed Lachman are the film's biggest strengths.

...Angelina Jolie’s elegant and ethereal rendition of Maria Callas, the compelling music...and the exquisite cinematography...is what sets this Pablo Larrain film apart.

The film is redundant in its emptiness. [Full review in Spanish]