CHANGELING
With
Angelina
Jolie,
John
Malkovich,
Colm
Feore,
Devon
Conti,
Gattlin
Griffith,
John
Harrington
Bland,
Michael
Kelly,
Jason
Butler
Harner
Written
by J.
Michael
Straczynski
Directed
by Clint
Eastwood
Not
to be
confused
with
the
George
C. Scott
starring
ghost
thriller
from
1980,
this
absolutely
gob-smacking
true
event
pits
a helpless
mother
(Christine
Collins)
against
a ruthless
Los
Angeles
police
department.
After
her
son
disappears,
the
police
department
finds
a kid
professing
to be
hers,
but
she
insists
he's
not
hers.
This
unfolds
an absolutely
unbelievable
David
vs Goliath
tale
that
will
have
anyone
with
as much
as a
fragment
of a
heart
fuming
with
emotion
and
anger
as her
search
for
her
missing
son
simply
digs
up more
and
more
sorrow,
even
with
the
efforts
of presbyterian
reverend
Gustav
Briegleb.
Out
to expose
the
corrupt
police
force.
The
fact
that
this
is based
on a
true
case
is absolutely
mind-blowing
and
reminds
one
of how
the
powers
that
be (and
authority
figures)
can
exploit
and
oppress
the
public,
abuse
their
position
and
do as
they
please
- unless
they're
challenged
by brave
people.
Nothing
should
stop
us from
fighting
for
what
we believe
in.
While
I'm
hesitant
to say
too
much
to spoil
the
overall
effect,
be assured
that
this
story
unfolds
in layers
and
heads
in directions
you
would
not
have
expected.
Jolie
does
a fine
job
in the
lead
role
of a
woman
whose
life
was
made
a living
hell,
underplaying
with
great
effect
as opposed
to pouting
sexy
act.
Two
short
making-of
featurettes
look
at Eastwood's
directing
style,
Jolie's
approach
to the
role,
and
how
the
late-1920s
period
was
reconstructed.
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- Paul
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