Changeling (2008)
Los Angeles, 1928. When single mother Christine Collins leaves for work, her son vanishes without a trace. Five months later, the police reunite mother and son. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, her quest for truth exposes a world of corruption.
- Clint Eastwood
- Kerry Lyn McKissick
- Peter Dress
- Donald Murphy
- Katie Carroll
- J. Michael Straczynski
Rating: 7.6/10 by 4142 users
Alternative Title:
Intercambio - CL
Výmena - CZ
Ha'hahlafa - IL
Changeling (2008) - GR
Changeling - Una storia vera - IT
El intercambio - ES
The Exchange - FR
Der fremde Sohn - DE
I antallagi - GR
Đứa Trẻ Thay Thế - VN
Country:
United States of America
Language:
English
Runtime: 02 hour 21 minutes
Budget: $55,000,000
Revenue: $113,400,000
Plot Keyword: biography, based on true story, clergyman, child in peril, police corruption, los angeles, california, single mother, street urchin, missing child, mental asylum, mental hospital, shock treatment, 1920s, missing son, mother son relationship, desperate woman, disbelieving cop, child abduction, telephone switchboard operator, female hysteria, police coverup, apathetic
Dark! 'Changeling' is a cracking release from 2008. Angelina Jolie gives a superb performance in the lead role, in a plot that is rather harrowing whilst also being actually incredibly infuriating - as in, the film does a great job at making the antagonists the antagonists. The cast, spearheaded by Jolie, are excellent. No-one is on her level per se, but there are very good performances from the likes of John Malkovich, Michael Kelly, Jeffrey Donovan and Geoff Pierson; kid actor Eddie Alderson also impresses. I will say that the story wraps up in a quicker manner than I thought it would, though the pacing of the 142 minute run time is in fact one of its positives - even at that length, I feel it could've drawn out the court trial stuff longer; though that may have hindered the pacing, so it's not really a noteworthy criticism of mine at all. One worth recommending, no doubt!
